Not while there is work to do. So long as there is a need for more housing, bridges to be repaired and roads to be maintained and anything else that can't be au

Not while there is work to do. So long as there is a need for more housing, bridges to be repaired and roads to be maintained and anything else that can't be automated and can be trained for then government should employ people to do those jobs and quit with the nonsense that only the private sector can add value. If there is shortage of skilled workers to do those jobs then they should train them too. The lack of long term job security has lead to the end of loyalty which means private companies have no incentive to train people which means the unemployed have to take on debt to study courses which aren't necessarily giving the skills they need. That and companies need to start sponsoring and training and accept that some will end up at a competitor.