PM:
On Thursday, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) went before Congress to talk about her plan for a “civilian climate corps,” among other things.
AOC starts out by talking about how the bill she is co-sponsoring with Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) in which “there is no age limit to participation.” As of now, neither AOC nor anybody else has mentioned how this could possibly mesh with existing child labor laws on the books, considering, as is mentioned below, she considers that positions with this “civilian climate corps” would be financially-compensated work. MORE
For this angry child to come up with anything dumber you’d actually have to add brain cells to that skull.
This is a dumbass idea from an even dumber congress critter. They’d probably hire a bunch of worthless eco weenies and tree huggers to work in the forests, a lot of inexperienced knuckleheads who’ve never been in the woods before and wouldn’t know the first thing about proper forest management. And union wages to boot, what could go wrong? My dad’s oldest brother who was a CCC supervisor back in the 1930’s would think this is nothing but a boondoggle and a waste of taxpayers money, I can see him spinning in his grave yelling, “Stop the insanity, now.” And he was a lifelong FDR democrat who finally came around to being conservative only after working for the govt. all his life when he retired and was in his 80’s and 90’s before he died at the age of 99, 3 years ago.
I guess she wants to unionize the horde of illegals to plant the trees, since they do all of our landscaping anyway. But I reckon it’ll all pay off if they plant enough money trees.
“Unionized”
1 planting trees
3 supervising
6 administrating
10 on oversight panel
Might as well toss in a “special advisor to the WH” position complete with it’s own staff while you’re at it.
Maybe that’s what all the illegals are for….?
Much like a seashell, if you you put your ear up to her mouth you can hear the ocean.
can see it now. a small army of otherwise unemployable stoners to obey her every whim, no matter how twisted. Col Kurtz ain’t got nothin’ on this bimbo.
Horrorman, why would I a sane person want to put my ear anywhere near AOC’s mouth. I’d probably lose 50 or more IQ points just standing next to her, no thanks. She puts the dumb in dumbass.
geoff….you’re right but it’s more like a black hole and you might just get sucked in….you know a black hole ….where light and all common sense disappears
This is a great idea. After planting a tree, they can climb it and starting screaming hysterically when they see a snake.
Not too many snakes seen crawling around Harvard Yard, but lots of ’em teaching classes.
But..but..Johnny Appleseed was racist!
What is the CO2 output of Congress?
There has to be a high Methane output…,
With that much Bullshit.
She’s not the sharpest marble in the bag.
Why not, the government is busy planting money trees as we speak! Just shake them and a trillion dollars falls out! And, after all, they are infrastructure!
Tina Forte, AKA Tina from the Bronx is running against AOC.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbgIiGkfHgQ
Boston College should take her degree back. She is a poor advertisement fir getting a degree from there
And if she is in debt $250 thousand she should definitely ask for her money back if this crap is what she paid for
I’m sorry, but my shop steward says I don’t have to plant those trees because they affect my allergies. Hey, digging the holes is not in my job description, where’s the unionized tree hole digger? That is a 2″ diameter tree, my doctor says I can only plant 1.5″ diameter trees because of my back. Okay, I planted the tree, where’s the unionized tree hole filler in?
We’ll need all those trees for firewood once they’ve completely destroyed the energy industries.
This is a great idea, but she needs to lead a test group on a demonstration project first. I suggest planting trees in Death Valley and prove she can change the climate there. Now would be a good time for her to get started.
Send them to my property. I’ve been paying hundreds of dollars a year out of pocket, and busting my ass to plant trees. Might as well get something for all the tax money I pay.
But if we don’t increase Co2 along with that, the trees will starve.
Trying to solve a problem that does not exist can be very hexing, there are no wrong answers . It is like creating a smell that will over power ogre farts.
STFU and GO MEET F.D.R. ASAP you moron.
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Something like 90% of the O2 we breathe comes from ocean-based plants (phytoplankton) so the land based vegetation is comparatively equal to how much power we get from wind farms vs fossil fuels.
So hey, how about we quit dumping all manner of crap in the ocean?.
By the time ANY of these trees grow to the point of payback in carbon reduction, the Earth will be completely destroyed by climate change. If you don’t believe me, just ask “the idiot” that said we had 12 years left before we all die….FYI that idiot is none other than AOC her genius self.
Hell, my college wingman and I used to shoot DOWN saplings on “Earth” (scam) day, at our OWN EXPENSE!!! 😆
WHERE’S OUR REPARATIONS?!?!? 😡
Who does she get her marching orders from?
That’s the key.
HMMMM this is the same Congress critter is the author of the green new deal. BTW Planting trees is NOT a bad idea overall didn’t President Trump propose tree planting to alleviate Global Bullshit Warming????????