If you do not mind me asking how would you attack the idea that the unemployed are lazy?
My attack would be that if we gave people a home, food, and access to higher education they will be able more likely contribute to the economy. for example it's almost impossible to get a job if you don't have a home or can't take a shower. giving people the basic necessities will necessarily make people more valuable for the economy. I know this is reactionary reasoning but if you can get a conservative to even consider federal housing i'd consider that progress. But i do not know if this would be a good line of reasoning so id be interested in your opinion.
I guess that might be hard if the other person does not believe unemployment to be a problem from the point of view of it being bad for the unemployed. I might start with the very mainstream belief that unemployment under 3-5 % would cause massive inflation, making the situation unstable. My approach would really depend on the person, and I don't have much experience of what an american conservative actually belives. Maybe combining your approach with the fact that those 3-5 % need to be kept alive without them working could work?
I think thats a good idea. By pointing out that the system neccessartly needs to have unemployment so there isnt inflation. By definition a large amount of people will b unemploymed so we should take care of them.
Thank you for your input
If you do not mind me asking how would you attack the idea that the unemployed are lazy? My attack would be that if we gave people a home, food, and access to higher education they will be able more likely contribute to the economy. for example it's almost impossible to get a job if you don't have a home or can't take a shower. giving people the basic necessities will necessarily make people more valuable for the economy. I know this is reactionary reasoning but if you can get a conservative to even consider federal housing i'd consider that progress. But i do not know if this would be a good line of reasoning so id be interested in your opinion.
I guess that might be hard if the other person does not believe unemployment to be a problem from the point of view of it being bad for the unemployed. I might start with the very mainstream belief that unemployment under 3-5 % would cause massive inflation, making the situation unstable. My approach would really depend on the person, and I don't have much experience of what an american conservative actually belives. Maybe combining your approach with the fact that those 3-5 % need to be kept alive without them working could work?
I think thats a good idea. By pointing out that the system neccessartly needs to have unemployment so there isnt inflation. By definition a large amount of people will b unemploymed so we should take care of them. Thank you for your input