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Hey, Uncle Sam: Stop Paying People for Not Working

Hey, Uncle Sam: Stop Paying People for Not Working
A "Now Hiring" sign is displayed on a storefront in Adams Morgan Neighborhood in Washington on Oct. 7, 2022. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images
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A policy question these days that has befuddled federal lawmakers is why so many millions of people have not returned to the workplace in the post-COVID-19 era. The labor force participation rate among employable adults is near a record low today. There are at least 2 million to 4 million employable adults who could and should be working but aren’t.

Stephen Moore
Stephen Moore
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Stephen Moore is a senior fellow at the Heritage Foundation, chief economist at FreedomWorks, and co-founder of the Committee to Unleash Prosperity. He served as a senior economic adviser to Donald Trump. His latest book is “Govzilla: How the Relentless Growth of Government Is Impoverishing America.”
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