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Heritage Explains

Why Bernie Sanders' Federal Job Guarantee Program Won’t Work

Heritage Explains

Heritage Podcast Network

Education

4.7847 Ratings

🗓️ 11 May 2018

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Summary

This week, David Kreutzer, a senior research fellow in Heritage’s Institute for Economic Freedom and Opportunity, explains why guaranteeing all Americans a job is essentially another form of welfare.

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0:00.0

From the Heritage Foundation, I'm Michelle Cordero, and this is Heritage Explains.

0:40.8

I believe that today, when we talk about public education, it should include free tuition at public colleges and universities that is nonsense what a Medicare for all program

0:47.6

does is finally provide in this country health care for every man woman and child

0:53.1

as a right.

0:54.6

Independent socialist Bernie Sanders has a new plan to get jobs for everybody. He wants to take

0:59.4

your money to pay for guaranteed jobs for everybody in the country. Jobs funded by your federal

1:04.2

taxes. Yep. You heard that right. America's favorite socialist has come up with a new way for you to feel the burn.

1:14.2

Guaranteed jobs for everyone.

1:17.1

Today, David Krutzer, a senior research fellow in Heritage's Institute for Economic Freedom and Opportunity,

1:24.6

explains why universal jobs won't work for America and are essentially just another

1:30.8

form of welfare.

1:32.7

Hi, David.

1:33.8

Thank you so much for talking with us today.

1:35.5

Hey, thanks for having me.

1:37.3

So today we're here to talk about the Uber Left's new favorite proposal.

1:43.3

And this has really started out with Bernie Sanders

1:46.5

and his new job plan. What is this plan? Well, it hasn't been totally fleshed out, but it's

1:53.0

basically guaranteeing anybody that wants a $15 an hour job with benefits that they will get one

1:59.4

courtesy of the government.

2:03.5

So it's $15 an hour for everyone.

2:05.3

Yeah, that's the lowest you can get.

2:08.3

So what kind of a job is this?

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