Democrats’ Universal Job Plan Would Be A Socialist Disaster Comrade Sanders has an old idea. April 24, 2018 By David Harsanyi Sen. Bernie Sanders is set to announce a plan that guarantees every American “who wants or needs one†a lifetime government job paying at least $15 an hour, with health insurance and other perks. This new progressive workforce will then build glorious “projects throughout the United States†that are “aimed at addressing priorities such as infrastructure, care giving, the environment, education and other goals.â€
It would be one thing if the nation’s leading socialist — and perhaps the most popular Democrat in the country — were the only one interested in creating a state-run workforce to “compete†with the private sector. A number of other allegedly moderate Democrats and prospective presidential candidates, including Kirsten Gillibrand and Cory Booker, favor a universal job guarantee, as well. It’s rapidly becoming a mainstream idea.
One imagines that a quixotic proposal like this polls quite well. I mean, who doesn’t want everyone to have a job? You don’t possess a skill-set that enables you to find productive work? You don’t want to learn a new trade? You don’t want to attain a better education? You have no interest in moving to an area where your work might be in demand? You don’t want to start your career with a lower wage even if the long-term prospects of doing so might be worthwhile? Don’t worry. The government’s got an incentive-destroying job opportunity just for you.
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