Most Americans want government-backed job training programs — not ‘free money’

Most Americans want government-backed job training programs — not ‘free money’

As the economy begins to recover from the pandemic-induced recession more Americans want to get training in new fields than continuing to receive stimulus checks. If Americans could choose between having more government-sponsored job and skills training programs and a universal basic income, the majority would pick the former according to a Pew Research Center survey published on Thursday.

Some 75% of American adults indicated that it is “very important” for the government to provide more job and skills training for workers.

That’s more than twice the share of Americans (31%) who view universal income as “very important”, the nationally representative […]

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