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There is a body of literature that favors universal and unconditional public assurance policies over those that are targeted and means-tested. Two such proposals-the basic income proposal and job guarantees-are discussed here. The paper evaluates the impact of each program on macroeconomic stability, arguing that direct job creation has inherent stabilization features that are lacking in the basic...