A young woman is unemployed. She has numerous tattoos and face-piercings, which some employers might find unattractive and not the sort of image they wish to present.

Question.

Should taxpayers who are paying for her unemployment benefits be entitled to expect her to ‘smarten up’ her appearance in a more conventional direction?

If she is entitled to look the way she wants, why aren’t taxpayers entitled to say "Fine by us – but not at our expense?"

Who is being greedy here? Who, as Lenin might say, whom?

Devil’s Knife and numerous commenters delve deep into these fascinating questions. Beware: Rude word advisory.