Radical solutions to poverty were put forward at a public conversation titled 鈥淧ushed to the Margins鈥 held at the Newcastle City Hall on October 21.
The ABC鈥檚 Lateline co-presenter Emma Alberici hosted the forum and seemed to be taken aback by economist Professor Bill Mitchell鈥檚 simple solutions to poverty.
Asked by Alberici, 鈥淲hat causes unemployment?鈥, Mitchell responded: 鈥淟ack of jobs鈥.
Mitchell went on to advocate a 鈥渏ob guarantee鈥, where the government funds job creation through a massive programme of productive public works.