Question

Whom do the Black Panthers believe is responsible for making sure that all people have jobs?

We want full employment for our people. We believe that the federal government is responsible and obligated to give every man employment or a guaranteed income. We believe that if the white American businessmen will not give full employment, then the means of production should be taken from the businessmen and placed in the community so that the people of the community can organize and employ all of its people and give a high standard of living.

–Black Panther Party Plat

Answer 1

They say the federal government is responsible — “the federal government is responsible and obligated to give every man employment or a guaranteed income.”