Again, however, it is an expensive solution. There are myriad other proposals including reductions in working hours, improved wage flexibility, and profit sharing to name just a few. A combination of fresh proposals that strengthen the effectiveness of existing policies would enable a significant and permanent fall in unemployment. The bottom line is that given the expense of many of these remedies, particularly in terms of government funding and commitment, they could only be implemented if the community desires a significant and permanent fall in unemployment. In a selfish and material world such desire is not readily obtained.
Employment here is defined as the paid subset of work.