The government must recognise that flexible working is a key feature of a competitive, modern labour market and must take action to extend entitlement to all those who need it.
The party should now concentrate instead on extending entitlements to the middle class, thus bonding America's more affluent voters to the idea of government programmes and to the Democrats who supported them.
All those without a mention of providing social services, extending entitlements and beefing up the military -- all favored by the public.
This temporarily extended entitlement to unemployment benefits from 26 weeks to as much as 99.
True, the government is extending entitlement to the maternity allowance, enabling more women to take time off work immediately after their child is born.
It may yet make the Democratic leadership pause in thinking it can do what the hell it likes to feed the party base – exempting unions from the tax on luxury health plans, and extending entitlement programmes.
"Just extending entitlement to a wider group - for example those on working tax credits, or on low incomes but in employment - actually has no impact on the things we care about - on educational attainment, children's health... and giving people incentives to get back into employment".
There are no solutions in sight as long as the economic architecture of the world depends upon unsustainable growth to fuel asset appreciation, which in turn helps presidents fulfill political promises to extend the entitlement state.
There is little job mobility to improve one's job status and therefore extend her entitlement exchange.
