It’s Time to Redesign the Work-Based Safety Net

Abstract:

An emphasis on personal responsibility is not enough. It’s also about jobs, jobs, and jobs.

‘To truly complete the transformation to a work-based social safety net, the federal government’s emphasis on personal responsibility must be matched by bold action to expand access to and improve the quality of jobs. There’s just no avoiding the fact that there aren’t enough jobs to go around, much less ones with adequate pay, hours, and stability.’