But it is all rather reminiscent of Ethelred the Unready, an 11th-century king of England who paid Danegeld to buy off Viking invaders.

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Once you pay off the Danes for not raiding the country they might come back next year and demand more Danegeld for not raiding it again.

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What's unfair is that we make it tough for young people to get a job unless they pay danegeld to a four-year college to get a certificate that says it's okay to employ them.

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