The Job Guarantee’s time has come.
- It secures a basic human right
- It tackles at least three key sources of “economic violence and injustice”—unemployment, precarious work, and poverty wages
- It is good for families, the economy, the environment, and our communities
This policy note discusses aspects of the Job Guarantee (JG) proposal that are less understood.
- JG stabilizes employment
- JG is a preventative program, not just a cure
- JG breaks the vicious cycle at the bottom of the income distribution
- The JG changes the economic odds for poor and middle class families
- JG addresses income inequality and drives a stake through current power interests
- JG is the missing piece from the social safety-net
