The government paying people to not work has nothing to do with this oft-misunderstood "invisible hand" metaphor. I'm not sure why people think that a barber i

The government paying people to not work has nothing to do with this oft-misunderstood "invisible hand" metaphor. I'm not sure why people think that a barber is somehow able to compete with the infinite resources of the government hellbent on idling labor capacity. Very few rational people will work for 25/hour if they can sit and watch TV for 20/hour. Saying "pay more" is not helpful in that situation. The labor pool is basically limited to those who have enough foresight to realize the gravy train might end.