Jr. The most socialized part of our mixed economy is the labor market.
Workers can apply for any job they like, but employers are hamstrung.
Thank goodness the temporary work industry allows businesses to circumvent some of our labor socialism. In the temporary industry, agencies hire workers whom they then place with third parties. As government has become more and more burdensome, the average duration of temporary employment has lengthened. In large cities, it is not uncommon to find people who have been temporaries at one firm for two or three years. When American property owners had full freedom, there was no need for temporary agencies of the present sort, although day-laborer pools existed.