Government Jobs

This is something I've thought about for a while.  What if there were places in every major city in America where anyone over the age of 18 could work for minimum wage?  You don't need to be hired, you could be homeless, you could be unemployed or you could stop by on one of your days off to make a quick buck.  I've had this on my mind for a long time and it seems like an awesome way to help with the unemployment problem.  I think it would also force private businesses to pay their employees more. 


The only thing is I'm not sure what the job would be.  It would need to be something quantifiable so that you wouldn't have to worry about people coming in and sitting on their ass doing nothing and getting paid for it.  Perhaps it could be something as simple as picking apples, once you have 100 apples in your bucket you get paid.  It would also have to be something simple so that it wouldn't discriminate against the uneducated.  Again, some sort of farming would be a good choice. 

I'm sure this could bring up all sorts of problems, but it's not my job to think about them.  That's your job, tell me why I'm a fucking moron!   Oh, and if you don't feel like insulting me maybe you can ponder what sort of job would be best for this new project.