Why Bernie Sanders’ Federal Job Guarantee Program Won’t Work

COMMENTARY Jobs and Labor

Why Bernie Sanders’ Federal Job Guarantee Program Won’t Work

May 10, 2018 1 min read
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Michelle Cordero was a digital content manager at The Heritage Foundation.
Sen. Bernie Sanders recently proposed the federal government guarantee a job to all Americans. Michael Brochstein/Sipa USA/Newscom

This week on the “Heritage Explains” podcast, David Kreutzer, senior research fellow in Heritage’s Institute for Economic Freedom and Opportunity, explains why guaranteeing all Americans a job is essentially another form of welfare.

Show Notes: Bernie Sanders’ "Jobs" Program Would Undo Our Real Economic Progress.