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4. Recreate the Civilian Conservation Corps

Reply to Matthew28 (Original post)

Fri Dec 18, 2020, 02:26 AM

Dec 2020

My dad’s family was dirt poor in rural Alabama in 1935 so at 14 he joined the Civilian Conservation Corps. It helped save a generation of young people who otherwise would not have learned basic work skills. He told me that they went to Nevada and planted a million trees. We need to save the environment, many young people today have trouble getting a job.

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Name somethings that you want Biden to do? [View all] Matthew28 Dec 2020 OP

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