Great allowances ought to be made for the petulance of persons laboring under ill-health.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
We need affordable childcare and paid sick leave so workers don't have to choose between their health and their livelihood.
Labour may be a burden and a chastisement, but it is also an honour and a glory. Without it, nothing can be accomplished.
I believe that if you are elderly, physically or mentally handicapped we have an obligation too you, but if you are able-bodied, you should be working.
A wise and frugal government, which shall restrain men from injuring one another, shall leave them otherwise free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned.
There are some people who have had no pay rises for a very long time, and, working in highly skilled and highly responsible roles and in the health services and education, they deserve to be properly remunerated.
In our social contract, we have provisions that see to it that you take care of people who need some help.
The reward of labour is life. Is that not enough?
Larger deficits are necessary and proper means to mitigate unemployment as the far greater evil in terms of human welfare.
A job is a very healthy thing to do.
I'm a big advocate of a work-for-pay setup rather than an allowance that isn't attached to chores - it's a great way to impart the value of money to your children.