Protect jobs. A measured cooldown beats mass unemployment and keeps inflation in check; deep downturns scar households long after prices calm.
Agree that jobs should be protected, but real security comes when women have equal education and work opportunities; virtue grows with liberty and independence.
Pain now, yes, but for Rome we choose the hard remedy over idle protection. A disciplined economy forged in fire outlasts cushioned indolence.
Protecting every job can stall reform. A prince has to gamble with pain now to keep lasting order and avoid ruin.
