In Spain, Having a Job Doesn't Guarantee a Paycheck

The Times's Suzanne Daley reports on struggling Spanish workers who have avoided losing their jobs but often face weeks or months without paychecks.

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[denshaotoko89]

blame immigrants...thats a new one, never heard that one before

[KennyofME]

Yeah, of course it's the USA's fault. Their current situation has nothing to do with the fact that Spain's government was spending way more than the revenue they were taking in, especially when their housing bubble burst and that decreased tax revenues even more dramatically. The PIIGS---Portugal, Ireland, Italy, Greece and Spain---were all renowned for their government pensions, benefits and social welfare for the many. "But it's not really Spain's fault." Yeah, right.

[Imddjf]

Andre la pasta no bomi spaine..

[katherineandjack13]

Socialism was never ment to be permanent as it cannot sustain itself unless the country has a lot of natural resources controled by the people and sold to support the socialist system otherwise you cannot compete with cheap labor of other countries and must borrow until cometativeness returns or everyone is humgry and homeless, hence today's govt. Dependant europe. Smells of death by debt slavery monetary system and govt. Dependancy without economic freedom

[24reyeser]

Every video I see about Spain illustrates a helpless people who want to live off the government. They complain but they want free education, pensions, free health care, and lots of vacation. Fucking cry babies..

[24reyeser]

The bus driver has no money but is fat as hell so he spends all his money on food. Fat fuck..

[Bowhayz]

I feel for my Spanish family

[stayjit1]

Rewrite your comment. Replace the word 'Spain' with 'U.S.A.' and vice versa. Do you have a mirror in your home? Look into it.

[neil mark gerona fernandez]

please, more hardwork, and prayers...only god is the answer......

[The91Walrus]

lol?

[lakeb0dom]

wow that answer is as typical as it gets, still wrong though. You know USA has the highest external and internal debt right now? About the pensions and social welfare, just look at the statistics from OECD and compare with other European countries, PIIGS spend far less than most.

[AlexanderMccarthey87]

If we are going to have true positive social and economic change in the west, I believe it will come from them. Their economic situation is disastrous, but the spanish people know what they want, and they're fighting for it. We can learn a lot from them right now.