I didn't know about this, interesting. I definitely like it better than UBI, at least you get something for your money, plus people get the dignity of working and being productive. This seems like it would be a good way of (re)training people for skills that have become obsolete.

I think a lot of the buildings and trails at the National Parks used the WPA (or similar) labor. People 90 years later are still benefiting.

I've always wondered why there is no job guarantee today. Without it the minimum wage is worthless because employers can just deny you a job. It doesn't increase your bargaining power. It's the opposite. If you don't have enough bargaining power you don't get a job in the first place. A job guarantee fixes that.