Elizabeth Barrette (ysabetwordsmith) wrote,
Elizabeth Barrette
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Federal Job Guarantee

Tags: economics, networking, politics
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rhodielady_47

rhodielady_47

March 25 2018, 19:17:00 UTC 3 years ago

It worked once upon a time.
My dad was in the civilian conservation corp. (CCC) back in the 1930's. It was the only thing that kept him from nearly starving to death in the thirties as his parents could barely feed themselves let alone him. He was about 14-15 years old at the time.
(Hubby says his dad was in it too.)
:^}
ysabetwordsmith

Thoughts

ysabetwordsmith

March 25 2018, 19:59:45 UTC 3 years ago

Yes, exactly. It was a good program as far as it went. We need more variety, though, not just jobs for able-bodied young men.
rhodielady_47

Re: Thoughts

rhodielady_47

March 26 2018, 02:33:45 UTC 3 years ago

Agreed.
All young teens should be gotten into the habit of working after school and weekends.
:^}
ysabetwordsmith

Re: Thoughts

ysabetwordsmith

March 26 2018, 02:47:21 UTC 3 years ago

That only makes sense if they have time, and they don't anymore. Almost all their time is taken up by homework and required extracurriculars. It's already more work than they can sustain, hence the rising problem of burnout. School has gone from a 40-hour work week to more like 60 or 80 hours. Few students have time for a second job that actually pays money.