John T. Harvey — Jobs Program: A Darn Good Idea From The Trump White House

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I am accustomed to criticizing government economic policy in this blog so please forgive me if I fumble about a bit with this one. Kevin Hassett, the Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers, has suggested that in order to address our deep-seated economic stagnation, "government programs that directly hire people might be part of the solution" (Should government hire the long-term jobless?). Oh my God, yes! This is a fantastic idea and precisely the sort of thing I expected President Sanders to undertake.... Forbes — Pragmatic Economics Jobs Program: A Darn Good Idea From The Trump White HouseJohn T. Harvey | Professor of Economics at Texas Christian University

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