Sanders Announces Plan to Guarantee Every American Jobs at $15 an Hour

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Sen. Bernie Sanders on Monday rolled out a plan to guarantee every American a job paying $15 an hour.

The Washington Post reports Sander’s wants to create 12 districts within the US that would generate jobs through public investments in projects.

The plan comes after two other Democratic senators, Cory Booker and Kirsten Gillibrand, also backed job guarantee proposals.

Gillibrand even suggested on Twitter that the federal government should have tried a jobs guarantee program instead of passing the recent GOP tax cut bill.

Advocates say the plan will fight inequality and dampen recession.

Critics say the cost would be incredibly high and could crowd out other public investments.

One economist called the idea "ridiculous and economically illiterate."

Corrie O'Connor

 

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