Noah Smith: Need work? Maybe that should be a job for government.

Unlike many welfare programs, a job guarantee actually produces real useful goods and services.

Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., center, speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018, about legislation to protect Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program recipients. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of California listens at left. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Noah Smith: Need work? Maybe that should be a job for government.

Unlike many welfare programs, a job guarantee actually produces real useful goods and services.

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