This is a very depressing and mediocre outlook on innovation and growth.

Based on your logic we should make it impossible to fire anybody. That surely will solve our problems, right?

I want a dynamic, innovative economy where anyone can find a job if they work hard. Not because the law says they can't be fired. How depressing.

I guess the issue with the first one would be actually getting the job. If jobs were that valuable, I'd expect other factors not necessarily related to job performance to be reasons in getting a job, especially knowing (or being related to) the right person.

No, of course not. How silly. As an employee who's been laid off a couple times I greatly prefer an economy where it's easy to find a job.

If it's easy to find a job why would I care if I'm laid off? Just get another job.