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		penguin_booze on Sept 16, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Sweden will offer migrants $34k to go home Any scheme that offers cash incentive has a high likelihood of inviting the Cobra Effect: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perverse_incentive#The_origina....

fakedang on Sept 16, 2024 [–]

I can see lots of guys planning on going on holiday back in Syria, Pakistan, North Africa and West Africa.

Wait, they actually do that! :

https://www.dw.com/en/germanys-seehofer-warns-refugees-who-t...

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