I'm hearing that people want work requirements for assistance programs. Many of them already have work requirements. Because the nature of employment is a mutual agreement, states don't have a way to force anybody to hire them, so these work requirements often amount to proving you're applying, not proving you have work. This is good because it sustains people through a job search, but these often take too long, and I have an answer for it.

First, we're going to ban fake job ads. Sometimes companies will advertise positions that don't exist or aren't open to the public, usually for tax reasons or to circumvent other legal requirements. We'll change the incentives that lead to these and enforce against it.

Next, we'll do a job matching website. This wouldn't just be for people on benefits, and it's not like Linkedin. It would match skills and availability with verified employers, then you and the employer each have a list. Then after like two weeks, they have to say why they haven't hired you, and you have to say why you haven't applied. This wouldn't require anybody to take or offer a job, but it would facilitate a lot of employment that might not otherwise happen.

Third, I would give a tax credit to companies that facilitate remote jobs at equal to or above the average hourly wage in the US, currently around $36. This would help people with physical disabilities and people in rural areas make a living.

If we want America to work, we need to get people into jobs. If their time is our money, we shouldn't waste their time with fake applications. And if we want work to be a way off benefits, the jobs need to pay. I think we all want that, and we can make it possible.