08-15-2018, 02:23 PM
(08-15-2018, 01:48 PM)michaelsean Wrote: I guess the question is would these people be taking jobs that people already have?
Job training I have no problem with although I've always been a little fuzzy about what that entails. Is that where you cover someone's wages at a company while they learn the job? I mean even for this conservative libertarian or whatever the hell I am, that seems like a no brainer.
Could be covering wages, could be sending them to a trade school or working on some sort of certification. There are a lot of options here. More below.
(08-15-2018, 01:55 PM)fredtoast Wrote: If it is like the WPA they would do a lot of public service type work. The WPA built a lot of roads in the rural parts of the United States back in the 30's. The CCC program worked mostly in national parks.
This is where it gets a bit different from the WPA. Sure, you would still have a lot of those types of jobs, but by letting the lower levels of government administer the funds, they can direct them to the community's priorities. It could involve elder or child care services, it could be road and bridge building, or it could be bringing high-speed internet to the community by training people for the work of it. The possibilities are huge for a program like this in ways that not only put people to work, but help the overall community, as well.
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"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
