This week in the Netherlands, the government is taking steps to lower unemployment rates. By 2011, they plan to spend 205 million Euros. With this money, they hope that 80% of the population will be employed by 2016. The Ministry of Social Affairs and Unemployment's minister Chap Hein Donner wrote that, "paid work is good for integration and emancipation."
I think it is very interesting that the government is so involved in the employment of the people. It makes sense to me, if the people are employed, they will contribute to the economy and keep it going strong, and if the government doesn't do anything, who will?
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