With the current political discussion about poverty lines, social parasites and if it is possible to survive on 400 € a month (by people usually earning 5 grand net), it gave me a hard pinch to see this homeless person sleeping in the door of small office of Austria’s biggest insurance company. But it seemed to tell a lot more about the current state of social security in Austria than a 1.000 words, so I took a picture.

The homeless is lying in the right hand downside corner of the door; that frame of a person is a cutout-figure for advertising purposes. The slogan of the insurance co. is “Uniqua. Und sicher.” (Uniqua. And safety.) Maybe that is what the homeless also was thinking when he laid down in the entry of that office. A lot of times when I hear that slogan I tend to misunderstand “Uniqua. Unsicher.” (Uniqua. no safety.). And in these times, with the politicians talking about further cuts in social security, about not giving social benefits to people who still own a new car (which is cheaper in maintainance than an old car) or own property like a flat (which is cheaper to live in than renting) or still have some money on the bank (which they saved instead of blowing it for shineola), I think we are going to see a lot more of these in the future.