We Don't Need to Create Jobs — We Need to Create Value
By: Ludwig Heinrich Edler von Mises • default • 6 comments • 7 years ago
An influential left-wing think tank has called for the government to create millions of jobs for those without a college degree, leading to headlines like The Nation’s declaration that “It’s Time for the Government to Give Everyone a Job.”
One fatal flaw of such a plan was exposed in the comments section of that article, when a commentator named Ira Dember pointed out the perverse...