Why the Time for a Job Guarantee has Come

he 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.
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[*]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

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http://www.global-isp.org/wp-content/uploads/PN-108.pdf