Providing a national system in a country where the unemployed receive a regular payment only encourages people not to seek work and puts an unreasonable strain on a country’s financial resources. Discuss this statement and give your opinion.

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society, money is a driving force for nearly everyone. Most

people

aspire to be financially secure and to have the ability to live the life they want.

However

, not everyone is able to find paid employment, and for that reason in some countries around the world, governments have initiated a

system

where the unemployed receive a regular

payment

to enable them to survive. Some

people

believe it is an excellent idea, whilst others believe that it is exhausting a country’s financial resources. When looking at the positive aspects of

this

system

, it can be said that it prevents individuals from having

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private bankruptcy. When somebody becomes unemployed, he or she will have on-going costs

such

as rent for a dwelling, bills for water, telephone and electricity as well as the cost of food and several other things. Without a salary,

this

person will fall into debt, because they will be unable to cover these expenses. A national unemployment

payment

system

will

therefore

prevent

this

person from losing nearly everything over time. Without

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ystem, many

people

would become homeless and would potentially engage in criminal activities to survive.

Therefore

, one can say that

this

system

is positive.

Although

stories are heard of

people

exploiting the

system

, usually the newly unemployed want to find a job fast in order to become financially independent again, meaning that the government does not have to support them for long.

Although

there are positive aspects of

this

system

, one can

also

say that if the

payment

made by the government is too high, it will prevent

people

from looking for work actively. Occasionally, the

payment

people

receive is higher than their potential salaries, deterring them from working and creating an on-going cost for the government. A potential solution for

this

could be providing free training and employment support to open up new career opportunities with higher income, which would motivate

this

group to re-enter the workforce. In conclusion, the unemployment benefits

system

has positive and negative aspects. Personally, I believe that the positive effects of the

system

outweigh the negative. The

payment

must remain on a level that helps

people

survive without regular salaries, but does not seem attractive to exploit over a longer period of time.