[RobertoG]

I don't think they have to be necessarily, or, at least, totally, bullshit jobs.

Also, it's not only, even not mainly, a social program, but an automatic stabilizer in the economy.

It gives power to the workers too, because there is always an, even if with low pay, alternative available.

[jostylr]

But that assumes the jobs guarantee is providing a reasonable job environment. Presumably these jobs would have bosses who can be cruel or can be prejudiced. And this being the job of last resort means they would not have an alternative.

I don't think there is a great track record of jobs being run by the government (or farmed out by the government to other organizations) as being idyllic workplaces.

Also a bs job is soul crushing and work-ethic destroying.

The only true power comes from being able to walk away from the control of anyone else, being able to simply say "no". For that, one needs a UBI.