I just want to point out to our audience that your direst of accusations against me that that I want "to ensure everyone is taken care of." How
dare I!?
You're right, I don't put a price tag on basic human empathy. So terrible and outrageous, apparently.
What "mark"? You're making shit up again.
If we ignore the pandemic data for a moment, since that's a known factor that is having an independent effect on employment and the economy for a range of reasons, leading up to this we had falling LFPRs,
and falling unemployment figures,
and GPD growth that's entirely within normal ranges after dipping briefly during the Great Recession;
Germany makes a convenient comparison, since it makes it clear that nothing the USA's experienced in this has been exceptional or unique, either. Slight dips for the Great Recession, otherwise, basically constant growth.
You are, again, making shit up that is not backed by reality. The American economy is "hitting the mark" with a 63ish% labor force participation rate, and there aren't jobs to try and employ the remaining third of the country who aren't currently working, even if they were available to work, which they aren't. There's literally not work available for them to do. All removing social support systems would do is promote suffering and hardship, on the vulnerable, while providing
no possibility of economic gain. Indeed, it would likely
collapse the economy, as consumers have less and less spending capacity due to the lost support.