The irony is that government is already arm-twisting private industry to do this. Whether it's a New Deal style public works program, or the new car plant open

The irony is that government is already arm-twisting private industry to do this. Whether it's a New Deal style public works program, or the new car plant opening that isn't yet fully automated because the government gave them tax breaks, it's makework and a distraction from what people would do if they could work their vocations.