Job seekers listen to a presentation at the Colorado Hospital Association health care career fair in Denver April 9, 2013. Rick Wilking/Reuters
MSNBC: Nearly half of all Americans support job guarantee
Nearly half of all Americans would be in favor of a universal government job creation program, according to a poll commissioned by the Huffington Post. Out of nearly 1,000 polled respondents, 47% would either somewhat support or strongly support “a law guaranteeing a job to every American adult, with the government providing jobs for people who can’t find employment in the private.”
The Huffington Post commissioned the poll in response to a January 3 Rolling Stone piece called “Five Economic Reforms Millennials Should Be Fighting For.” The article, written by freelance journalist Jesse Myerson, suggested that millennials should demand “guaranteed work for everybody,” funded by the federal government.
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Update: 46% Favor Government Guaranteed Jobs for All (Rasmussen Reports)
WNU Editor: A few years ago I commented on this blog a poll that was done in the province of Quebec (Canada) that asked the same question but to young adults between 18 - 25 (In case no one knows, I live in Quebec). Close to 80% believe it is the duty of the government to give a guarantee government job, and to pay full pension benefits when the person retires at 55. But the poll went further than what the Huffington Post and Rasmussen are asking in their polls .... and that is "how was all of this going to be paid". The answers were predictable and one that I will never forget .... tax the rich, tax medium to large businesses, and definitely tax big conglomerates. And I am sure that if given the same question for today's polls, the respondents would be saying the same thing. Sighhhh .... this is what they are teaching in American schools today .... at least for those who can read .... 65% of Public School 8th Graders Not Proficient in Reading; 67% Not Proficient in Math (CNS).
