Speaking of taking risks in pursuit of a better career -- all I can say is, bravo, Ezra. You hit the nail smack-dab on the head.
The modern job market has an overwhelming amount of risk in it. The government's job, then, should be to eliminate what risk it can so Americans are free to make occupational decisions unfettered by fears about health care or retirement benefits. That's why we need rock-solid Social Security protected from the fluctuations of the market. That's why we need government-guaranteed health care that can follow you from job to job. By reducing the risk in job switching, American workers are given increased occupational freedom, which means a higher chance of finding fulfilling, worthwhile, enjoyable and important work. It enables the free market to work better because we're removing the perverting, risk-increasing influence exerted by job-specific benefits. And Democrats are handed a coherent economic philosophy that has something to say about the modern workplace and renders our social programs natural extensions of that outlook.
