Dutch program pays alcoholics in beer to clean streets

[gotbeer]

Dutch program pays alcoholics in beer to clean streets

 

[Tank]

"For Schiphorst, that means he will have had three beers by lunchtime. In addition to their five daily beers, employees get half a packet of rolling tobacco, about $13, and a free hot lunch.

The goal of the program is to get people with serious alcohol addictions off the streets, where they would be drinking all day, and provide 

them with work."

 

there's a serious logic fail in here.

[Schildog]

if the streets are looking good, it's hard to argue with results.

[HaloMagic]

I bet it works better than ignoring the problem/harassing them.

[arch stanton]

If they'll just take their cash and buy beer anyway why invite a middleman into the mix?

[St1ck]

I bet it works better than ignoring the problem/harassing them.

Not as fun though.

[Redondo]

Getting paid to drink beer, smoke and have a free lunch?

 

Bet there are many here in the USA who would sign up in a New York minute.

[Glen]

I remember getting mocked for my idea of having a crew of homeless people clean stadiums after sporting events (all you can eat!).  The Dutch would hail me as a visionary.

[ELEVEN]

At least the Dutch aren't trying to reinvent the drunk.