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In terms of the unemployed... don't feel particularly bad for many of these people. They don't feel bad about it themselves, as long as they're receiving generous social assistance and unemployment insurance.

 
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In terms of the unemployed, of which we have over a million-and-a-half, I don't feel particularly bad for many of these people.

 
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