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If people want a job and are capable we should absolutely make sure they are working. That is not being challenged. But what about all the people who we force
by keep_reading 3y ago
If people want a job and are capable we should absolutely make sure they are working. That is not being challenged.
But what about all the people who we force to work who should not be working due to age or a disability? That's not "involuntary unemployment"; that's "involuntary employment"! We're using the coercion of homelessness and despair to force these people into roles where they are not suitable and then we pay a shift supervisor to hold their hand all day.
- dools 3y agoWell, if there are people who can't or shouldn't work at all, then I personally think they should just get the JG wage (this could extend to new parents, the aged, the infirmed, and so on). However you might find that there are some aged, infirmed or disabled people who do want to work, and almost anyone can do something. It may be in their best interests, and in the best interests of society, to support their efforts. When you remove a private sector profit motive your definition of "useful work" can expand quite a bit. For the most part, though, involuntary unemployment consists of people who are willing and able to work, but who can't find employment in the private or permanent public sectors.