PM_ME_YOUR_FOUCAULTS [he/him, they/them] to the_dunk_tank • 5 months agoRemember that one year America had the greatest social democracy in the world?imagemessage-square17 fedilinkarrow-up1103file-text
arrow-up1103imageRemember that one year America had the greatest social democracy in the world?PM_ME_YOUR_FOUCAULTS [he/him, they/them] to the_dunk_tank • 5 months agomessage-square17 Commentsfedilinkfile-text
minus-squarepeppersky [he/him, any]hexbear13·5 months agoi thought most countries besides the us paid benefits to the companies which then kept people employed even if they couldn't actually work. link
minus-squareOrcocracy [comrade/them]hexbear13·edit-25 months agoThis chart from the OECD (if you scroll down just a bit) lists out which countries paid companies ("job retention schemes") and which had various direct pay-outs to the general public: https://www.oecd.org/coronavirus/policy-responses/supporting-livelihoods-during-the-covid-19-crisis-closing-the-gaps-in-safety-nets-17cbb92d/ link
i thought most countries besides the us paid benefits to the companies which then kept people employed even if they couldn't actually work.
This chart from the OECD (if you scroll down just a bit) lists out which countries paid companies ("job retention schemes") and which had various direct pay-outs to the general public:
https://www.oecd.org/coronavirus/policy-responses/supporting-livelihoods-during-the-covid-19-crisis-closing-the-gaps-in-safety-nets-17cbb92d/