I think that I would prefer if we simply subsidized wages to push down hours/week. I realize this wouldn't work for intensive job roles, but I'm pretty certain

I think that I would prefer if we simply subsidized wages to push down hours/week. I realize this wouldn't work for intensive job roles, but I'm pretty certain that many - if not most - jobs could be shared by two, rather than one, hire. Push hours down to 20/week and hire twice as many people. More time for people to engage in hobbies/entertainment/family/community. I believe this was done in Germany in '08 as a crisis intervention to avoid the large job losses we saw here in the states.