What Michal Kalecki Meant by Full Employment

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Bruenig chimes in on the recent debate about whether we should cut unemployment benefits. He points out the case for doing so is weak even on the terms used by proponents of the cuts. Then he shifts to a discussion of what "full employment" really means. It's not about maximizing total employment. It's about maximizing worker power, and cutting unemployment benefits does the opposite.