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A) Which most probably is still a fuckton more than you get being unemployed in the Middle East or Africa.

B) This is of course in addition to the social benefits you get being officially unemployed in Western Europe.




When you're not in the system, A competes with anyone else not in the system, pulling you down to sustinence only; and B isn't available at all.

If you're registered as an asylum seeker, you get this: https://www.migrationsverket.se/English/Private-individuals/...

The largest of those numbers is €6.28/day, which may seem like a lot if you're coming from Syria, unless you look at the food prices. And if you're in a place with free food, the max is €2.12/day.

Low enough that Ukraine and Kenya look like economic powerhouses.

If you're from south (or east) of the Mediterranean and want easy money, there are many many easier and better ways to do so than travelling across half the continental EU to end up in one of the colder bits.




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