20 theses on workfare
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<p> In which I pass off 140-character bursts from Twitter as enigmatic libertarian communist analysis. </p>
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<p> 1. Workfare represents a massive reimposition of work both on the unemployed and in undermining pay/conditions/security of waged workers.</p>
<p>2. This reimposition of work can only be understood as the product of a system – capitalism – which lives by exploiting living labour. </p>
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Only by increasing the political and economic costs of using workfare – turning away customers, tarnishing brands – will it be defeated. </div>
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