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Old 04-18-2010, 07:35 AM   #47 (permalink)
Akira
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Freeloading implies that they are getting some kind of benefits from the government i.e. in this country it could be unemployment benefits, incapacity benefits, income support, social fund etc. So all these people are recorded by the government and would be included into any unemployment figures where it applies.

People who are not claiming anything and are not looking for work wouldn't be included, but you couldn't call them freeloaders as they are not getting any money from the system.
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