In 1933, President Roosevelt launched the Civilian Conservation Corps and put the unemployed to work. President Obama should take his lead.
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Appointed (for 19 months of a 24 month term) Village of Cottage Grove Mike Mikalsen, was recently on the Mitch Henck radio show (1310AM) and said this “Every aspect of collective bargaining has a cost”. Forgetting the fact that the republicans in the Senate would disagree with him, I actually AGREE with Mr. Mikalsen. [...] I know some conservatives have used a quote by President Franklin D. Roosevelt as “proof” that even FDR was opposed to public employee unions, but let’s take a look at the full context of what FDR said about public employee unions, so that we can fully understand his thoughts on public employee unions (emphasis mine): [...] Today marks the 67th anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, an attack which prompted our nation to become an active participant in World War II. Here’s the text of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s “Infamy Speech:” “Mr. Vice President [Henry A. Wallace], Mr. Speaker [Sam Rayburn], members of the Senate and [...] |
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