My grandfather was in the CCC. He used to show me all the bridges he helped build. He was really proud of his service and the work he did, and even today when I drove over one of those bridges, I remember him with pride.
But, most people today would run away from that kind of labor and if they were forced to do it, they’d have a “back injury” that would put them on permanent disability for the rest of their lives.
And the ones that really wanted to work would find themselves hamstrung by the ACLU, EPA, OSHA, and the Unions to the point that it would just become a job where you go and sit and collect a check at the end of the day.
Likewise. My grandad was a mason and worked in the CCC in upstate New York.
He did alot of work in the state parks, building trails and bridges and overlooks.
Much of it still standing.
My Grandpa planted acres and acres of trees during that time. He was later able to buy up huge tracts of land that he had previously planted. :)
However, it’s a New Day. The youth of today...and even the middle-agers are NOT going to go for some “scheme” where they actually have to perform some form of LABOR to earn rewards.
Good Lord. I can barely find a teen that will sweep the floor at my garden center without feeling that work is “demeaning” to him. *Rolleyes*
People are NOT going to buy into this. They want Pie. FREE pie. And they want it now. And hot from the oven, and there had better be whipped cream on top, d@mmit!