As then floated, the idea was simple: the government would protect people from the risk of losing their job and being unable to find a new one at the same wage. A government insurance program would pay these people a fraction, say, half, the difference between their old pay and their pay in a new job for a specified period, such as two years.
数年前似乎热门一时的一个新想法便是“工资保险”。如当时所流传的一样，这个想法非常简单：政府保护人民免遭失业且不能找到同样工资水平的新工作的风险。政府保险计划将在某一特定时间内（如两年）支付给这些人旧有工资和新工作工资的部分差额，比如说一半。