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snubnose:

--- Quote from: BenRG on 26 Jan 2015, 23:39 ---Yes, but it is subsistence-level only and only lasts for a few months at best. After that, you are considered willfully destitute and treated accordingly.

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Teh.

So the unemployed are blamed for the lack of work.

Thats just like it is here, then.

Oilman:

--- Quote from: Scarblac on 27 Jan 2015, 01:58 ---And then, when you have no unemployment, is there any other fallback? I've heard of "welfare"?

(in the Netherlands, you also get unemployment benefits for some period, depending on how long you've worked, amount based on your last salary. When that runs out, if you have no other sources of income (like a spouse) and no savings, you'll get some money each month that's just about enough to live).

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I regularly get enquiries for work in Southern N Sea and Southern Baltic, mostly on windfarms, between about Nov and March. Most of the companies there are Dutch and Belgian, and the Dutch chaps like to work about 30 weeks a year to cherry pick the work, maximise their unemployment benefits and miss the worst of the weather. Can't say I blame them, it's a logical interpretation of the system they have there.

emilygrrl:
Hmmmm just a quick thought — given how much Faye drank, might she not even remember being fired? Assuming Marten doesn't know it happened (which seems likely), once Faye gets out of the hospital (if she gets out pretty quick), I could see her sauntering back to CoD, unaware that she's been fired. Ok, not the most plausible outcome in real life, but given QC's nature as a comedy, Jeph might go for the joke.

NilsO:

--- Quote from: BenRG on 27 Jan 2015, 01:16 ---I suspect that the nice young lady doctor will at least partly educate Marten on the subject whilst getting more information on the patient's background and history with alcohol. It will be interesting to see if Marten accepts what she tells him or chooses the route of denial (a comprehensible but dangerous response to being told that someone you love is an addict).

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I guess it depends on her view of Marten's role. I guess "roommate" qualifies as "close acquaintance/friend", but not as "next of kin" or "boyfriend". I guess the nice lady doctor will gather information from Marten, but wait to discuss Faye's prognosis and treatment with him until Faye is able to agree to this.

The best way out of depression or self-destruction is usually to tell the patient that someone cares. Marten, Hanners, and Sam will play crucial roles in Faye's recovery.

Oilman:

--- Quote from: emilygrrl on 27 Jan 2015, 02:57 ---Hmmmm just a quick thought — given how much Faye drank, might she not even remember being fired? Assuming Marten doesn't know it happened (which seems likely), once Faye gets out of the hospital (if she gets out pretty quick), I could see her sauntering back to CoD, unaware that she's been fired. Ok, not the most plausible outcome in real life, but given QC's nature as a comedy, Jeph might go for the joke.

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Can't see it, myself

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