IMHO, the point is that Obama, Rangel, and most of the Dems are interested in having as large a government as possible. They can only create so many new agencies, and those can only employ a limited number of people. So, in an effort to grow the government and INCREASE people's dependence on the Federal government, they want to “employ” those between 18 and 42 in order to cement their power and ensure the continuation of the Democrat ruling class. To quote George Bernard Shaw, “the government who robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend upon the support of Paul.”
That, or I'm just delusional.
Yeah, it’s their standard modus operandi and I’m sure people could get “service” credit by serving in Acorn too.