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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: chartseer who wrote (150957)	1/3/2013 8:58:40 AM
From: Jack of All Trades	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 224858

Everyone on unemployment should be put to work building solar panels. Obviously you have no clue about mfg... Where would all the factories be to support these workers? How long would it take to get these factories ready? How do you think the quality of those panels would be?

To: chartseer who wrote (150957)	1/3/2013 10:02:06 AM
From: Paul V.	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 224858

chartseer, Everyone on unemployment should be put to work building solar panels. I agree with you that those collecting unemployment checks, unless disabled, should be required to do some type of community service work. Didn't we have the CCC and WPA which provided work for those during the Roosevelt years. Why not now. IMO, it would perform multiple benefits of maintaining a persons self-esteem, maintaining and/or improving their skill sets, keeping them off the street, serving as a motivation factor to obtaining a better job and additional education/training, etc. Just an idea. There are many individuals who have been out of work more than 6 months or being olderresulting in employers not even considering them. However, I do not know whether such a proposal would pass Congress. Kenneth what do you and others on this site think? Could it be legally challenged and/or result in positive consequences? What would be the downside of such a proposal?