[chii]

such a gov't program would discourage jobs that pay very little, but still needs doing. It's a harsh thing to say, but society has a need for such roles, and it is the threat of homelessness that "forces" people into taking such roles. I'm not saying it's right, but it is reality.

[medvezhenok]

Those roles don't have to pay very little - that's a choice we make as a society. We can always subsidize the pay by taxing wealthy business owners, programmers, doctors and lawyers a bit more (and real estate speculators, etc).

It is actually a pretty bad thing for society how much people are paid to optimize ads and dark patterns for example - something that is absolutely of zero net benefit to society as a whole. I think there should be a tax on anyone working in ad-space.