A Path to Ending Poverty by Way of Ending Unemployment: A Federal Job Guarantee
Poverty in the United States, one of the world’s most wealthy and prosperous nations, is persistently high. Despite a complex array of social insurance programs in place, 43.1 million people remain in poverty. Because unemployment is a strong predictor of poverty, we propose a permanent federal job...
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doaj-8600ab4608864875b655ff81947de5642020-11-24T20:57:49ZengRussell Sage FoundationRSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences2377-82532377-82612018-02-0143446310.7758/RSF.2018.4.3.03A Path to Ending Poverty by Way of Ending Unemployment: A Federal Job GuaranteeMark Paul0William Darity Jr.1Darrick Hamilton2Khaing Zaw3Duke UniversityDuke UniversityThe New SchoolDuke UniversityPoverty in the United States, one of the world’s most wealthy and prosperous nations, is persistently high. Despite a complex array of social insurance programs in place, 43.1 million people remain in poverty. Because unemployment is a strong predictor of poverty, we propose a permanent federal job guarantee for all Americans. The program would provide full-time employment for any American over eighteen, offering at least nonpoverty wages plus benefits. Such a program will constitute a direct route to producing full employment by eradicating involuntary unemployment. It also will substantially increase worker bargaining power by removing the employer threat of unemployment. To make the case that the federal job guarantee is viable, this paper includes responses to five common criticisms lodged against programs of this type.https://www.rsfjournal.org/doi/full/10.7758/RSF.2018.4.3.03job guaranteeemploymentpovertyhuman rightssecond Bill of Rights |
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Mark Paul William Darity Jr. Darrick Hamilton Khaing Zaw A Path to Ending Poverty by Way of Ending Unemployment: A Federal Job Guarantee RSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences job guarantee employment poverty human rights second Bill of Rights |
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A Path to Ending Poverty by Way of Ending Unemployment: A Federal Job Guarantee |
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A Path to Ending Poverty by Way of Ending Unemployment: A Federal Job Guarantee |
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A Path to Ending Poverty by Way of Ending Unemployment: A Federal Job Guarantee |
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A Path to Ending Poverty by Way of Ending Unemployment: A Federal Job Guarantee |
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A Path to Ending Poverty by Way of Ending Unemployment: A Federal Job Guarantee |
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path to ending poverty by way of ending unemployment: a federal job guarantee |
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Russell Sage Foundation |
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RSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences |
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2377-8253 2377-8261 |
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2018-02-01 |
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Poverty in the United States, one of the world’s most wealthy and prosperous nations, is persistently high. Despite a complex array of social insurance programs in place, 43.1 million people remain in poverty. Because unemployment is a strong predictor of poverty, we propose a permanent federal job guarantee for all Americans. The program would provide full-time employment for any American over eighteen, offering at least nonpoverty wages plus benefits. Such a program will constitute a direct route to producing full employment by eradicating involuntary unemployment. It also will substantially increase worker bargaining power by removing the employer threat of unemployment. To make the case that the federal job guarantee is viable, this paper includes responses to five common criticisms lodged against programs of this type. |
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job guarantee employment poverty human rights second Bill of Rights |
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