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| I'm not sure if this is good, bad, or completely crazy! Amsterdam has a program to get Alcoholics jobs. They are paid in beer. One guy in the article states he's not happy he's an alcoholic, but he's happy he has a job.
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/amsterdam-has-a-deal-for-alcoholics--work-paid-in-beer-164244203.html |
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Location: Kentucky | I pay a lot of people in liquor. I use it as currency to exchange things too. |
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Location: Kansas | Same here......."if you come fix my fence I'll buy you a 30 pack"
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Miss Laundry Misshap
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| hoofs_in_motion - 2013-12-06 9:10 AM Same here......."if you come fix my fence I'll buy you a 30 pack"
Works everytime
We do it too. Just thought it was interesting that it was a govt. program for alcoholics. I thought they wanted to make them stop drinking. |
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Location: In The Snow, AZ | Whatever pays the bills.....err....I mean, quenches the thirst... |
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 California Cowgirl
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Location: California | Interesting . Not sure how I feel about this.
On one hand you are helping those who have an alcohol problem , contribute to society .
But on the other hand you are rewarding them with the one thing that may very well have contributed to their inability to function as a normal member of society.
The word enabling comes to mind.
Are they given any monetary compensation along with the booze , or at the end of the work day are they set free to wander while intoxicated with no real way to maintain a home?
What happens if this system fails and they are left to work a real money earning job and lack the skills or self discipline and control to not drink while in a working position?
I am all for giving someone beer in exchange for random jobs , once in a while but for someones daily "income" , and someone who already is battling a problem with that substance it just doesn't seem right.  |
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Miss Laundry Misshap
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| F Bar - 2013-12-06 10:16 AM Interesting . Not sure how I feel about this.
On one hand you are helping those who have an alcohol problem , contribute to society .
But on the other hand you are rewarding them with the one thing that may very well have contributed to their inability to function as a normal member of society.
The word enabling comes to mind.
Are they given any monetary compensation along with the booze , or at the end of the work day are they set free to wander while intoxicated with no real way to maintain a home?
What happens if this system fails and they are left to work a real money earning job and lack the skills or self discipline and control to not drink while in a working position?
I am all for giving someone beer in exchange for random jobs , once in a while but for someones daily "income" , and someone who already is battling a problem with that substance it just doesn't seem right.
This is exactly my point. The article did state they earned around $13 but I was unclear on if that was hourly or daily. |
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California Cowgirl
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Location: California | Nateracer - 2013-12-06 9:07 AM F Bar - 2013-12-06 10:16 AM Interesting . Not sure how I feel about this.
On one hand you are helping those who have an alcohol problem , contribute to society .
But on the other hand you are rewarding them with the one thing that may very well have contributed to their inability to function as a normal member of society.
The word enabling comes to mind.
Are they given any monetary compensation along with the booze , or at the end of the work day are they set free to wander while intoxicated with no real way to maintain a home?
What happens if this system fails and they are left to work a real money earning job and lack the skills or self discipline and control to not drink while in a working position?
I am all for giving someone beer in exchange for random jobs , once in a while but for someones daily "income" , and someone who already is battling a problem with that substance it just doesn't seem right.
Edited by F Bar 2013-12-06 11:15 AM
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