Monday, Rep. Ayanna Pressley called for a federal job guarantee.
Pressley shared a video of herself and tweeted “A reliable job. A living wage. A federal job guarantee lays the foundation for economic justice & freedom.”
A reliable job. A living wage.
A federal job guarantee lays the foundation for economic justice & freedom. pic.twitter.com/NMpLtjU5xh
— Ayanna Pressley (@AyannaPressley) February 23, 2021
She added in a follow-up tweet “A job guarantee is about more than giving folks jobs. It’s about developing programs that meet long neglected needs in our community.”
One Twitter user was not a huge fan of the idea and wanted universal basic income instead.
She tweeted:
What about those who can’t work? What about stay at home parents? What about caretakers of the elderly & infirm?
What about automation?
#UniversalBasicIncome doesn’t leave anyone behind & doesn’t chain us to a life of labor & toil
What about those who can't work? What about stay at home parents? What about caretakers of the elderly & infirm?
What about automation? #UniversalBasicIncome doesn't leave anyone behind & doesn't chain us to a life of labor & toil— 🎃WitchesFor_PeopBOOlsBasics 👻🥣💰✌🍄🏴☠️ (@WitchesFor) February 23, 2021
Another Twitter user fired back at Pressley:
Federal Job Guarantee: Doesn’t hit the ear right.
Nothing is guaranteed.
Federal Job Guarantee: Doesn't hit the ear right.
Nothing is guaranteed.
— TaylorMade50 (@TMade50) February 23, 2021