Job Guarantee = The right to a job

The capitalists, of course, will not guarantee employment for all of the reasons listed above, so the government must step in by providing a good job to everyone who wants and needs one. This is the essence of the job guarantee. Policies with similar aims have been pursued in the past, notably Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal, which lowered unemployment through vigorous infrastructure and public works projects. Today's proposed Green New Deal, in fact, is best thought of as a job program, as it seeks to employ workers to massively expand environmentally sustainable infrastructure. Such programs should serve as an inspiration for us today, and if our constitution was worth anything, the right to a job would be enshrined within it. The government shouldn't be trying to increase unemployment - it should be actively trying to eliminate it entirely. The U.S. postures itself as a beacon of freedom, but all of the so-called freedoms in our constitution are secondary to our material needs. What good is the freedom of the press if all of the journalism jobs are being eliminated? Why do we need the right to bear arms if we can't even put food on the table? A government that was worth anything would not leave the fate of its citizens to the whims of the market. Every one of us should be able to leave IU with a job - it is, after all, a human right?