Enough money to restore funding to programs cut in the past decades. But most importantly, there would be billions in revenue to create millions of needed jobs - a massive public works jobs program to rebuild the country, provide millions of union jobs at union wages, with strict affirmative action guidelines to ensure equality in hiring, training and promotion. A jobs program that would build houses for the homeless, schools for the youth. There would be money to provide free national healthcare and education. There would be money to build community, recreation and cultural centers and clean-up the environmental destruction wreaked by years of corporate abuse.
Amazing things can happen when there is full employment.
Street crime will go down dramatically. Drug and alcohol abuse will go down. Because people will have lives with dignity and hope. This letter is written at a time when young people are joining the YCL like never before. We think this is important for the youth and student movement.