Lessons from Dutch Welfare Reform | Cato @ Liberty:"Welfare advocates regularly urge Americans to look to the European welfare state as a model.
At least in the case of the Netherlands, they might be on to something.
The Dutch have just announced a massive reform of their welfare system, designed to reduce dependency and put a new emphasis on work.
For example, welfare applicants will now be required to prove that they spent at least 4 weeks actively searching for a job before they become eligible for any assistance.
And once they begin to receive benefits they will either have to work or perform volunteer community service.
Dutch welfare recipients would be required to take available jobs even if they had to move or commute up to three hours per day."
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