# The Nahployment 'Crisis'

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [April 30, 2021, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-nahployment-crisis/941117 "2021-04-30T19:07:24Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 4, 2021, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-nahployment-crisis/941117/245 "2021-05-04T23:56:08Z")

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> [@D\_Anconia](#):
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> It shouldn’t be the responsibility of business to subsidize workers’ living situation

Except that that’s kind of the whole point of the concept of “working for a living”.

I mean, if you can work full time and live responsibly and thriftily, and still not be able to afford adequate food, shelter, clothing, transportation and other necessities of civilized life, then the basic concept of “working for a living” is broken.

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