2007-01-27 07:02:26 · 4 answers · asked by Giggly Giraffe 7 in Social Science ➔ Economics
It isn't - at least not completely. The government can do things to make sure that there are opportunities for employment, like the public works programs initiated by Franklin D. Roosevelt during the era of the Depression, but there are some things that are beyond the control of the government. The government can (and should in cases like the Depression) assist in providing job opportunities, but it is the economy and numerous other factors that make the most important differences in employment statistics.
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2007-01-27 07:08:58 · answer #1 · answered by Paul Hxyz 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Goverments can create unemployment by good policies, but weak systems to address the after effects of trade. Sometimes unemployment is a good thing because that sector of the economy was actually deadweight to economic efficency, but regradless a flexible job market is key to keeping unemployment low, and having the ability to fire, and hire workers easy is key to keeping unemployment low. America, Demark, UK , Sweden models have low unemployment because they allow easy come and easy go. Where France, Germany, have inflexible labor laws, and make it next to impossible to fire workers unless you pay heavy fines doing so. The key is flexbility, and its low taxes on companies is good thing too, but income taxes on people dont matter as much as low taxes on captial.
2007-01-27 17:53:40 · answer #2 · answered by ram456456 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The government is a large determining factor of the state of the domestic economy thru taxation, spending, trade, etc. The economic situation DIRECTLY determines rates of employment.
2007-01-27 15:07:45 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jobs here in the united states are going away because companies can get cheaper labor and better tax breaks overseas. its called outsourcing. and The united states government has been letting companies leave her for a long time instead of trying to get them to bring work back to this country
2007-01-27 15:07:38 · answer #4 · answered by bubba 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋