Why Doesn't the Minimum Job Proposal Offer Jobs Commensurate with People's

question 23

Multiple Choice

Why doesn't the minimum job proposal offer jobs commensurate with people's skills and education?

• A)The monitoring costs of such a job would be too high, because people will claim to have high skills when they really don't.
• B)These people can find such jobs in the marketplace because their skills are valued, making them in high demand.
• C)The proposal doesn't believe these people provide more productive skills that other workers.
• D)These people are holding out for a job in the marketplace. Providing them with jobs wouldn't be offering a minimum job, which is the program's objective.

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