A Natural U.S. Labor Market Experiment Commences Next Week | RealClearMarkets
These charts suggest that our current labor market problems reflect unintended consequences of government policy. We seem to face a supply side constraint that may have been exacerbated by transfer payments including payments to working age people who are currently neither working nor looking for work. Have these policies caused long-term changes in expectations and attitudes about work in modern America? We are about to find out.