Has anyone ever tried to look at the concept of a Universal Basic Job? If you can show up semi-sober, you get paid to paint over graffiti, or pick up trash along the road, or something.

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loeg 6 hours ago | parent [-]

This is kinda what minimum wage jobs are? You could say depression era WPA/CCC programs were an example of a government providing this.

	▲	Jblx2 5 hours ago \| parent [-]
		No, minimum wage jobs are kind of the opposite. They push underqualified people to the side, since who wants to pay $15/hour for someone only capable of producing $5/hr of value. And most jobs generally come with more obligations, like "we need you here 2pm - 10pm, Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday".