Business groups love saying “government shouldn’t compete with the private sector for workers.”
But why does private capital get first claim on labour?The state built the platform:
infrastructure
courts and contract enforcement
education and training
currency and stability
Private firms operate inside that system. They don’t pre-exist it.
When people complain about “crowding out,” what they really mean is:
public jobs raise wages
workers get options
employers lose leverage
That’s not inefficiency, that’s workers having bargaining power.
Citizens come first. Businesses operate by permission, not precedence.
If a business can’t survive without workers having fewer options, what is its competitive advantage?
