A militant INDEPENDENT democratic socialist's attempt to expose the truth of our culture – in all its rich irony and absurdity.
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Wednesday, June 10, 1998
Workfare in New York
The idea that everybody not brain-dead can be " employed " in a
" free enterprise " society is an idea produced by the brain-dead.
Not too long ago we heard utopian sermons on how modern technology
would or could eliminate the old drudgery altogether. But SLAVERY is
enshrined in the puritanical souls of our ruling elite . They themselves,
of course, will continue to live the good life through " investments ",
letting their accumulated wealth work hard for them.
The rest of us will beware the cracking of the whip. Even if
you're a mentally depressed paraplegic, you will not escape the
joys of " productive " labor.
In New York City the Mayor will soon require the certified
unfit- those detestable welfare moms - to work for welfare.
How quickly we forget our own history: the bloody civil
decided that we would not have two categories of labor in a
" democratic " society - FREE and SLAVE.
If someone on welfare must work for a living , then she is
quite simply a FREE American worker- protected by ALL our labor
laws, of course including the minimum wage.
Are the w
Are the workfare mothers employees of the state ? Will they
eventually be employees of private enterprise ?
Or will they continue to work for very suspicious " non-profit "
organizations ?
Will they be guaranteed work when the lurking BUSINESS CYCLE
throws millions of average workers into the street ?
I predict A BIG MESS !
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