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Friday, May 4, 2018
The Guardian view on a job guarantee: a policy whose time has come
Ministers need to adopt measures that secure a basic human right to engage in productive employment
I can't think of a more feeble argument for something than "Its time has come". Why is the need for JG more pressing now than in the 1930s or during the time of the Roman Empire 2,000 years ago? In fact Pericles implemented JG type scheme in Ancient Greece 2,600 years ago. Well done him.
I can't think of a more feeble argument for something than "Its time has come". Why is the need for JG more pressing now than in the 1930s or during the time of the Roman Empire 2,000 years ago? In fact Pericles implemented JG type scheme in Ancient Greece 2,600 years ago. Well done him.
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