Maybe you think this is just fine; I find it just another step toward government intrusion into the private sector. Here is a portion of H.R. 1855 which passed the house a few days ago. It is describes as providing support for various "sectors" of the economy. From opencongress.org:
That sounds all well and good and then you get to this:
This sounds suspiciously like a union, women, and minorities program.
- recruiting and retaining women in nontraditional occupations
- improving job quality through improving wages, benefits, and working conditions
- attract potential employees from a diverse job seeker base
But maybe that's not the intention. Maybe the government just wants to give money away so that employers don't have to use their own HR resources or private-sector employment agencies... no strings attached, of course.