host: kevin hassett?est: i think everybody will be reattached to the work force because the private sector is growing. the public sector is already large. while the government can do things in the short run to help us out, may be building a bridge over here and in planning folks, the real problem is the government needs to think about what is going to do to create incentives for people to the jobs in the u.s.. there are a lot of policy changes i think are necessary for the job climate. i think the top two is one that maybe larry and i agree on, i think we need to change our unemployment insurance program so firms have an incentive to share jobs with people rather than laying them off. right now to get unemployment insurance, a sort of have to separate you from employment. if, on the other hand, i can reduce your hours 20% and your salary and have the government fill in some of the whole, maybe you could spread the pain out amongst more people and not actually separate people from the labor force. number t

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