"No-one has the right to a job in a capitalist society"--- so the saying goes in right-wing circles. Other than the fact that the term "capitalist society" is an oxymoron, this is a perfect example of how those on the right will believe any slogan or mantra as long as it's repeated enough times.
Unfortunately, it is also a perfect example of the inability of the left (or the right or anyone else for that matter) to identify rights and make the necessary arguments to be able to declare them as such. The Right to a Job is absolute and self-evident and the argument should have been made long ago so that millions of Americans would not have had to deal with the stress of unemployment. That argument will be made right now and we will put this problem to rest.
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