John Harrington operates a business that almost always hires

John Harrington operates a business that almost always hires skilled workers who are college graduates; currently, however, his business does have a part-time opening for an unskilled worker.  Harrington is considering hiring an uneducated welfare recipient instead of a student from the local university. Apply the \"Guidelines for Analyzing a Contemplated Action\" to this problem.

Solution

There is a potential risk in in hiring an uneducated welfare recipient instead of a college student. There may be a disruption of work between the skilled and educated workers and the uneducated worker. The value of hiring an uneducated welfare recipient is twofold: First, there may be a greater likelihood of assisting someone with a family (i.e., more individuals would benefit); and, second, the firm would further the current governmental and societal initiative to move individuals from \"Welfare to Work\".