Thread by @wysyq

"There’s a left wing version of the PRO-WORK position, too.... The idea of a Jobs Guarantee, promises from centre-left parties to “deliver jobs” like they were delicious pizzas, and in defences of the unemployed on the claim that they’re “not lazy”. link.medium.com/dHX1czqWi8

"We must be willing, like a soldier dreaming of heroism, to sacrifice our lives for the institutions in which we work. Usually this is just one day at a time, but in the age of #covid19, things can get uglier, with low wage workers expected to put themselves at serious risk."

"A Jobs Guarantee works like this: The government will offer an unlimited number of decent jobs with decent pay. No one who applies will be turned away. This would force other employers to raise their pay & conditions, since there won’t be a standing reserve of unemployed worker"

"There are a myriad of reasons why this wouldn’t work, and would be a bad idea if it did: the near impossible administrative workload involved... and the immense opportunity cost to the individual and society of KEEPING PEOPLE BUSY WITH LOW VALUE TASKS".
#trabajismo #falsiempleos

"The idea is fundamentally unsound. If it’s a job, it cannot be guaranteed, a job is conditional on attendance, performance, workplace behaviour, etc. If it is guaranteed, it’s not a job, it’s adult daycare".
Leftist #bullshitjobs