With the economy entering the recovery stage from the coronavirus economic lockdowns, a major policy issue is what policymakers in Washington and the states can do to get Americans back on the job. With as many as 20 million still unemployed, a return-to-work policy is imperative.  There are many proposals on the table: back to work bonuses paid by the government to workers, a payroll tax cut, health care benefits paid by the government, eliminating the high unemployment benefits under the CARES Act that pay workers more to stay out of work than to return to the job, and other enticements.