Re: China - Job Guarantee

[Bill Mitchell <ecwfm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 14:44 12/03/2002 +1100, you wrote:
> On Sun, 10 Mar 2002 19:39:00 -0800, "William B. Ryan"
> <william_b_ryan@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> >Yes, Bruce, but what Mosler is proposing is, for all
> >intents and purposes, a slave system for the twenty-
> >first century.  Unemployment is defined out of
> >existence for there is a government job for
> >everyone "ready and willing to work."  Other support
> >mechanisms are to be eliminated.


Slavery involved:
(a) no pay,
(b) no holiday, superannuation, child care, sickness and other entitlements,
(c) no dignity and no self-esteem.
(d) usually, repressive, cruel workplace relations
and
(e) no choice.

The JG is the antithesis of this.

Get real.

best wishes
bill



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