It’s a possibility, right? It’s been flagged. Right now, we’re hearing bits around heading into another recession. Sarah Treuhaft: I would highlight principle No. Which would you want to highlight for those just being introduced to it? Poole: The Jobs Guarantee manifesto has 10 principles. With me is Sarah Treuhaft, Managing Director of Policy Link. Their manifesto puts forth a reality where all who need a job with a living wage get one, and where the conditions for joblessness no longer exist. Last December, PolicyLink, the National Jobs for All Network, and the Modern Money Network launched the “Job Guarantee Now!” campaign. Now, three years later, we can see how the “full-employment economy” really looks in full swing.Ĭonservatives call this a win but today, we’ll be hearing from two experts on the jobs guarantee who say that’s not enough. You’ll recall that the biggest story that month was the Trump tax cuts that were to bring back the so-called booming economy of the 1980s by giving the wealthy elite of this country their own personal stimulus package. In this episode, we’ll be talking about the job guarantee.įor long-time listeners of the show, you’ll know that we covered this back in December 2017, which truly seems like a lifetime ago now. I’m Luís Garcia de la Cadena, producer of the Next System Podcast. Now, as more and more people find themselves moonlighting a side job just to be able to afford going to their main one, or working part-time at three different places, one might start to wonder whether another job is really what we need. They’d say they would protect the jobs of their constituents, that they would bring more jobs into their district, that they’d secure the interests of job creators. It used to be that any time the candidate wanted an easy win at a campaign event, they would reference jobs. It was an oft-repeated slogan in a Florida senator’s early campaign in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis. Voiceover: Jobs, jobs, jobs- that old cliché.
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