To some, a federal jobs guarantee may sound like a socialist idea, but a whopping 70 percent of voters in America say they would support such a policy. What exactly is a federal jobs guarantee? Well, it is “as simple as it sounds on the surface: everyone in the country will be guaranteed a job by the US government should they desire one,” The Third Way Organization reported. These jobs include positions in infrastructure repair, ecological restoration, caregiving, and community development projects. And of those, federal jobs come with such benefits as health insurance, paid sick leave/vacation, and retirement plans.
It’s an idea being touted by several of the Democrat presidential candidates.
And, 42 percent of the recent poll respondents said they would “somewhat support” such a program while 36 percent said they would “strongly support” it, according to a Harris/Hill TV poll. Five percent “somewhat” opposed a federal jobs guarantee, while 6 percent strongly opposed it. Eleven percent said they were unsure. Of those who opposed it say money back would be better. As one people tweeted on the subject: “Me waiting on @AOC to realize that the freedom dividend would benefit the people a lot more than federal jobs guaranteed. “
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Additionally, majorities also supported such a program when the results were separated by gender — 45 percent of women and 40 percent of men strongly supported it.
“The strongest support for the idea came from those who identified as strongly liberal, 62 percent of whom said they strongly support it. Forty-seven percent of those who said they leaned liberal strongly supported a national jobs program, as did 39 percent of moderates, 15 percent of those who leaned conservative and 25 percent of those who were strongly conservative,” The Hill reported.
