Fjordheim Welfare Responsibility and Opportunity of 2024

“Although still too much welfare in our eyes, a change is needed if we want our unemployment to stop stagnating. Libertarian Alliance stands firmly in favor of this proposal”

“ASTER votes no. Welfare exists because dignity should never be conditional — not on job-seeking, not on proving worthiness, not on anything. Introducing sanctions, however light, changes what the safety net fundamentally is: a right becomes a privilege that can be withdrawn. Most people receiving unconditional support already want independence; the ones who don't are usually the ones most in need of unconditional care, not additional pressure. Real incentives to work come from opportunity, education, and a functioning economy — not from the threat of losing support. ASTER will not trade a universal guarantee for a "light" version of conditionality. We remain open to reforms that expand opportunity without making care conditional on it.”

“This is common sense.”