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A just economic system does not require a police state.
ReplyDeleteNote then that a Job Guarantee is a lame attempt at a soft police state - by substituting make-work* for economic justice.
* A system that focuses on jobs rather than accomplishing useful work is bound to be wasteful of human time, energy and morale.
A police state does not require a job guarantee. Just hire enough cops to beat the remaining unemployed into submission.
ReplyDeleteInclude policing as part of a job guarantee...
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