Are there any countries that force businesses to create jobs and expand hiring?

[bluestateguy]

As in order, compel, instruct and require businesses to create jobs and hire people.

I am not advocating that for the US. I would just like to know.

[Cleita]

1. Sweden maybe? I'm not sure but I remember my husband saying something

to the effect, when he lived there for six months, that the Swedes didn't like idleness and made sure every able bodied Swede had a job to go to.

[Hekate]

2. I'm sure that China, in its own sweet manner, does. It's a totalitarian thang. nt

[leftstreet]

3. Better question: Which countries have large civil service programs?

Fuck business

[naaman fletcher]

4. China sort of does,

Although it seems to have resulted in a massive property bubble that will crash fairly soon.

[pitohui]

5. costa rica

if you're a foreign investor/owner then you are required to hire so many locals in the business

i was just talking to a lady from the usa who started a business there, she is not even allowed under her visa to cook her own food (it's a b&b so she'd be feeding customers as well as herself), she is required to hire a chef

seems to be working well for both her and her local "family" -- all of her employees are ticos, most in the same family, and it's obv. they have a lot of affection for ea. other as well as a business relationship

[moondust]

6. Force should not be necessary.

One of the underlying problems with capitalism is that it rewards some people for putting other people out of work through automation, offshoring, etc. An especially bad way to operate with a growing population.

Why don't you invent a system that rewards people for creating jobs and expanding hiring?

Thanks.

:)

[aquart]

10. We confuse the purpose of capitalism with the purpose of the United States.

They are not the same.

It might be enlightening if our leaders would take the trouble to define and debate the purpose of the United States.

[RKP5637]

11. This is quite true. Unchecked capitalism is ruthless. We need to reinvent our

economic system, but I can never see that happening in this country as long as our gov. is bought and paid for by the robber barons of USA, Inc. we have today. Reversing it will be difficult. As long as an activity fattens the bottom line, almost anything goes in USA, Inc. Capitalism is fine, but it has been allowed to go out of control and frankly our gov. is paid/controlled by corps., lobbyists and about 2% of the population controls the wealth in this country. Any good ideas get squashed. It's almost a cruel joke thinking things will change.

The hell with the people and country in the robber barons' eyes. We have major serious problems in this country. Perhaps as we become the debtor nation of the world things will change, but I have my doubts. But don't lose the spirit of trying to make things better.

[Romulox]

7. Probably the same countries that force citizens to buy products from private companies!

:hi:

[Greyhound]

8. We used to, sort of. In the first half century or so of this nation, corporations were

routinely expected to operate for the good of the community in which they were incorporated. When they failed to do so, their charter was revoked and the operation auctioned off, there was a term for that I can't recall at the moment, and it was done regularly.

According to Thom Hartmann's sources this practice was changed in the late 19th century by, primarily, J D Rockefeller. The state of Ohio "pronounced sentence" on Standard Oil because he was not benefiting and was in fact harming the state. He set off a bidding war that resulted in the state of Delaware becoming "The Big Winner" by declaring their support for corporate anarchy.

Over 60% of the Fortune 500 companies are incorporated in Delaware.

[Hekate]

9. Fascinating! You and I read the same query in exactly opposite ways! Actually, I agree with...

... how you put it.

Hekate

[Thothmes]

12. Understand in the Soviet Union

the State could direct a business to hire people. Didn't matter if a real job was there, the state would order it.