But even low paid work would reconnect the unemployed to the labour market (many European countries have some version of this, my native UK for example insists that the long term unemployed should go work for nothing except their welfare benefits).

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It's asking whether you'll go for instant gratification or plan, sacrifice and work on the best possible outcome for the long run.

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The shift in demand for skills has a long way to go, as our special report on the future of work explains.

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"The ostrich policy can only work for so long: postponing payment of a bill will not make it go away, " he argued.

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