[bill1952]

How is this not blindingly obvious?

Paying people not to work results in people not working...

[algernonpj]

How is this not blindingly obvious?

Paying people not to work results in people not working...

Just like subsidizing low salaries (via various entitlements) for illegal aliens, guest workers, and legal immigrants results in more illegal aliens, guest workers, and legal immigrants.

Currently 8 million illegal aliens (40% of whom are visa overstays) have jobs and 125,000 new legal workers (a combination of guest workers and green cards) are brought into the country each month.

The lowest estimate of people entering the work force I have found is 100,000 per month; we need 225,000 net new jobs per month to tread water.

In July, 2020 there were 7,288,000 fewer people employed than in January 2008.

If unemployment were calculated as it was in Reagan's day it would be >20%.