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The Job Guarantee As It Relates To People With Disabilities, Tyler Christopher Emerson
The Job Guarantee As It Relates To People With Disabilities, Tyler Christopher Emerson
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We accept unemployment as an inevitability in our capitalist economy even when it is purportedly functioning at full capacity. Some economists propose that the government could directly intervene in the labor market to meet the peoples’ demand for jobs. Work in modern America is a central aspect of participation in society that directly impacts individuals’ identities. Unemployment is, therefore, a key mechanism of social exclusion. The Federal Job Guarantee seeks to provide work directly for the unemployed with work that serves the public good.
People with disabilities disproportionately suffer from unemployment, underemployment, and often leave the workforce entirely. The majority …