Job Creation Critique

Discussions debate the value of creating jobs without economic productivity, often criticizing make-work employment and proposing alternatives like universal basic income, while referencing the broken window fallacy.

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rainboiboi Aug 21, 2017 View on HN

Doesn't help when high value jobs are not created in the first place.

Galaxeblaffer Mar 21, 2025 View on HN

there's no reason we couldn't incentivize the important jobs..

lotsofpulp Dec 10, 2022 View on HN

Why even bother with a guaranteed not terrible job? Seems simpler to go with universal basic income than wasting resources on uneconomic jobs.

fwip Sep 26, 2024 View on HN

"Creating jobs" without creating value is a bad thing.

amoorthy May 15, 2017 View on HN

You might like this article: https://aeon.co/essays/what-if-jobs-are-not-the-solution-but....

SJC_Hacker Apr 18, 2024 View on HN

It gives a bunch of people jobs that wouldn't otherwise have one

shortrounddev2 Mar 9, 2024 View on HN

I can't see how this creates more jobs

rmdashrfstar Jun 2, 2019 View on HN

...or how about let's just create more jobs?

prsimp Nov 21, 2011 View on HN

I read this more as being about creating jobs than making money for one's self.

ErikVandeWater Jul 22, 2022 View on HN

Creating jobs is not a goal. Might as well just pay those people salaries to do whatever they feel like doing.