I don't understand why you want young people to stay on the dole for 2 years? Shouldn't they being doing something productive? I think that the constant age segregation throughout school and college is actually a major hindrance to most people. I'm not sure what you're trying to achieve, there are already programs for people that want structure (college, peace corps, military, volunteer work, etc).. I'd personally prefer to have them do something that delivers value, than doing something that makes them feel good but is ultimately wasteful. I also think its wrong to take money from others to subsidize programs that aren't available to them; think of the minimum wage worker whose taxes help send others to college while they're stuck trying to scrape by.