Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) wants the federal government to guarantee a job for every American willing and able to work. This suggests how a job guarantee might function. Here’s Kevin Drum, a blogger for Mother Jones:“Even our lefty comrades in social democratic Europe don’t guarantee jobs for everyone. “The problem with a job ‘guarantee’ is that you can’t fire people,” notes Taylor. In this context, Sanders’s job guarantee seems a masterstroke.

Source: Washington Post May 06, 2018 23:03 UTC