Comments on: The American Precariat https://www.isegoria.net/2014/02/the-american-precariat/ From the ancient Greek for equality in freedom of speech; an eclectic mix of thoughts, large and small Tue, 07 Jul 2026 13:20:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 By: Candide III https://www.isegoria.net/2014/02/the-american-precariat/comment-page-1/#comment-1126242 Candide III Sat, 15 Feb 2014 08:50:17 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=34228#comment-1126242 The funny thing about that article is the obligatory policy prescription:

Michael Strain of the American Enterprise Institute believes government should offer moving vouchers to the long-term unemployed so they can chase opportunity.

Talk about curing cancer with lavings and poultices.

]]> By: Dave https://www.isegoria.net/2014/02/the-american-precariat/comment-page-1/#comment-1125097 Dave Fri, 14 Feb 2014 03:44:13 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=34228#comment-1125097 I think the underlying problem here is our ruined financial “system”. Particularly since around 1980, wealth in the US really does seem to be allocated by political favoritism more than adding economic value.

This has a subtle ruinous effect on everything – because making sure your family has food to eat becomes a function of pleasing bureaucrats rather than actually adding economic value. This illusion of freedom from the constraints of reality eats away at people’s confidence.

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