Actually we are providing that to our people, just not by government demand. The Democrats in their attempt to create more government dependents gave us a labor shortage that is forcing industry to overpay workers. The result is the worst inflation this country has seen in 30 years.
We are not Canada and we are not any country in Europe. We are the United States of America, and there is only one of us in the world. We don't do things like other countries which is why everybody is trying to sneak into our country. Sounds to me you and your people are nearly totally dependent on government. The greatest fear our founders had was people dependent on a federal government because then it becomes more powerful than the people, and gives them more control over their citizenry. Our founders didn't want the government controlling the level of freedom we had.
As far as rights go, those are written in our US Constitution. The rights between worker and employer is they offer you a job for X money, and you either accept the job or you don't. That's the only rights you have.
"I cannot undertake to lay my finger on that article of the Constitution that grants Congress the right, of expending on articles of benevolence, the money of their constituents."
James Madison, annals of Congress, 1794
Quoting a man who lived 300 years ago, before there was such a thing a "super power" or "world trade" or even "industrialization", or worldwide pandemics, about the ways of the world or the role of government therein, simply reveals the depth of your ignorance. You keep trying to apply 18th Century ideas to 21st Century problems, and making things worse.
No you aren't Europe or Canada. We're all in much better shape than you are, and our nation's aren't in the middle of a fascist coup.
You are falling behind all of the rest of the first world, and into second tier status because workers are being systemically cut out of the economy. They've seen no improvement in their lives as the investor class has reaped 80% of the wealth of the nation for themselves.
You're the only first world country where life expectancy has been declining for more than 5 years.
You have supply shortages because of your dependence on imports for basic necessities, and cheap goods. Food prices are higher because no illegals came to pick or process your crops last year or this year. You have eliminated local manufacturing in favour of exporting higher priced "services", leaving low skilled workers without retraining, or any hope of a decent job in future without it.
You don't want government to provide assistance to working people because if you give working people money, they won't work, but if you give billionaires money, they'll work harder. This is the garbage Republicans keep telling you and you believe them.
You were a week away from food riots in January, due your failure to give money to working Americans during the pandemic. Tens of thousands of people lined up across the country for handouts. Now you have no gasoline, no supplies, and you can't unload goods fast enough onto your docks and transportation systems. All of your "for profit" systems are failing you - from the power grid to your roads and bridges.
You're sinking into second world status, just like South America and the other market capitalism havens you established in the 1970's with the Chicago School of Economics as their economic North Star. Milton Friedman's toxic theories have brought death, debt, and economic collapse in every jurisdiction where they're been tried, including yours.
Those of us who stuck with Keynesian Economic policies are thriving, while the free market havens like Brazil and Chile are great if you're rich, and pretty crappy if you're not. Just like the USA.
If that were true, why does anyone in Canada, Norway, or the other European countries work? We could sit on our asses at home, but we don't. In fact, 80% of the people you're giving government income supports to, are working at least one full-time job, while the corporations who employ them pay no income tax, and book record profits.
The bald fact is that when people have the tools to help them succeed, they will use those tools to build a sound
