We can always have government pay them to do something instead. There is, after all, plenty to do. And if you hire the people government spending will go down

We can always have government pay them to do something instead. There is, after all, plenty to do. And if you hire the people government spending will go down automatically, so the level of government spending is in your hands. Where's the problem? It shouldn't be an issue if you're not trying to low ball wages and instead cheerfully pay enough for people to live on.