Thread by @youmans_tim

The #JobGuarantee is more than a price stabilizing tool, or a "buffer stock of labor" to keep ready for private sector employers. It IS those things, but more importantly it's a life changing policy that will eliminate involuntary unemployment. And for me it's personal.. 1/

My son Jared turns 7 in a few weeks. He was 3 when he was diagnosed with autism. The official diagnosis wasn't a surprise to me, it was almost like diagnosing my daughter with curly hair. We knew. I WAS surprised however when I heard of the unemployment #'s for autistic adults 2/

"There will be 500,000 adults on the autism spectrum aging into adulthood over the next 10 years. Yet a whopping 85% of college grads affected by autism are unemployed, compared to the national unemployment rate of 4.5%" (2017) 3/
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Willing and able QUALIFIED adults with #autism are not getting hired for reasons as silly as awkward job interviews. We need to continue to prepare young adults on the spectrum for the workforce, but we need to better prepare the workforce for young adults on the spectrum 4/

And for those who slip through the cracks, that's where the #JobGuarantee comes into play. Anyone willing and able to work (on the autism spectrum, with another disability, or with no disability whatsoever), should be given that chance at a wage above the poverty line. 5/

And if you are wondering how we can afford it, #LearnMMT to find out. A currency issuing government can purchase anything for sale in its own currency, including and especially unused labor. Not to mention, the cost of unemployment is far greater than the cost of a #JG
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