se who fail to make this contribution: "For this reason, to deprive a person of a productive role in many societies is a form of ostracism, tantamount to punishment and justifiable only for a serious social offense or crime."
Arguments against the right to work are also based on the three above-mentioned premises. The right to work is not critical to the right to life because society has established background institutions that ensure the basic well-being of individuals who cannot work. In the United States, the welfare system is one such institution. Charitable organizations likewise fulfill this role. Unemployment insurance is another stopgap economic measure, but it is only available to those who have been previously employed for a minimum period of time. The right to work is not strongly linked to an individual's development because employment in America does not necessarily result in the mental and physical development of workers. Most Americans fulfill their development potential through education or leisure activities. The linkage betwee
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