The tax cuts of 75 billion which gave people 500-1500 more a month after tax could have created 225 new jobs in the understaffed public sector instead. The tax cuts may create some low-paid proletarian jobs such as house cleaners, while an investment in the public sector could have led to more qualified jobs such as teachers, for example.
In addition, an investment in public jobs is good for other reasons. When society takes responsibility for keeping unemployment down by creating jobs, it becomes easier to shoulder one's individual responsibility and find a job. A social responsibility to ensure that there are jobs at all levels for everyone also means that we avoid today's exclusion in the labor market where only the elite or those who can present themselves as belonging to the elite can find a job. Then a large public sector maintains the purchasing power in society. This stabilizes demand for private sector services and means that fewer need to lose private sector jobs in times of recession.
So expand the public sector now!
Sharp analysis, well written.