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Jackpine Radical

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1. I was hoping Obama would do something like that in 2008.

Reply to global1 (Original post)

Tue Apr 28, 2015, 07:23 AM

Apr 2015

A new CCC & WPA.

Actually, I have a lot of stories from the old CCC camps in N. Wis. because my father was a foreman of a crew that built fire towers, put in power lines, re-planted trees in the vast logged -over regions, etc.

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Congress Should Create An Urban Civilian Conservation Corps Similar To The CCC's Of The 30/40's.... [View all] global1 Apr 2015 OP

I was hoping Obama would do something like that in 2008. Jackpine Radical Apr 2015 #1

I think this would be helpful. bravenak Apr 2015 #2

CCC was a big success 1939 Apr 2015 #3

I Not Proposing Building Camps Or Make The Youth Perform Hard Manual Labor.... global1 Apr 2015 #5

Invest in infrastructure. Downwinder Apr 2015 #9

It also took unemployed youth out of the impoverished country-side and into urban counties... HereSince1628 Apr 2015 #19

This is a really good idea. Cheese Sandwich Apr 2015 #4

I Agree With You - We Really Would Need A Well Organized Movement Of And By The People... global1 Apr 2015 #6

Not just Urban, we are hurting in the Rural areas too. Downwinder Apr 2015 #7

So Kick And Recommend This Post So That More And More People Like Yourself Can Illustrate The..... global1 Apr 2015 #8

This County has been surviving on minimum wage, Downwinder Apr 2015 #16

Thank You For The Kick And Rec..... global1 Apr 2015 #18

In the time of the CCC and WPA, there wasn't a lot of social nets and men was very ready to do Thinkingabout Apr 2015 #10

The Community Itself In An Urban Civilian Conservation Corps Would Become The Technical School..... global1 Apr 2015 #12

A working individual will be busy and providing for their needs, a win-win result. Thinkingabout Apr 2015 #14

My dad was in the CCC's. :) Javaman Apr 2015 #11

We need the CCC, and it's not a matter of 'should', but we must have a CCC ck4829 Apr 2015 #13

K & R Thinkingabout Apr 2015 #15

If our government ever did this, the jobs would be out-sourced, and the work would be djean111 Apr 2015 #17

Come On Now Don't Take This To A Discussion On TPP.... global1 Apr 2015 #20

Can Somebody Twitterize This Post Please..... global1 Apr 2015 #21

I Thought This Link To A Description Of The Original Civilian Conservation Corps Would Be Helpful... global1 Apr 2015 #22