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"Joe Cooper" wrote in message news:XnsA4FC88B348FBFproggiessuck@213.239.209.88...

In other words, people found jobs when they realized the gravy train would
no longer stop at their door. The threat of an empty stomach does wonders
for motivation.

I can't help but laugh whenever I hear proposals for "make work" programs
like the CCC and WPA:

From: http://www.ushistory.org/us/49b.asp : "The first such initiative began
in March 1933. Called the CIVILIAN CONSERVATION CORPS, this program was
aimed at over two million unemployed unmarried men between the ages of 17
and 25. CCC participants left their homes and lived in camps in the countryside. Subject to military-style discipline, the men built reservoirs
and bridges, and cut fire lanes through forests. They planted trees, dug
ponds, and cleared lands for camping. They earned $30 dollars per month,
most of which was sent directly to their families. The CCC was extremely popular. Listless youths were removed from the streets and given paying jobs and provided with room and shelter."

Thirty bucks a month in 1933 comes out to $616.28 in today's money. You'd
get to keep 20%, with the remainder sent home to support your family.

NO WAY would that work with today's "entitled" Millennials.

Maybe Prison Industries, Inc. would point them in the right direction...

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