Bedrock of Civilization

I have come up with yet another excuse for a public works project to put all the unemployed to work: Civilization depends on it!

Look at the Ancient Egyptians. Their civilization lasted for thousands of years. And look at the Roman Empire. It lasted for thousands of years, too, or at least hundreds. What were these two civilizations known for, and what did they leave behind? Giant things made out of rock. The Egyptians put thousands of people to work for hundreds of years building the pyramids. The Romans put thousands of people to work building roads, theaters and aqueducts out of stone.

So in order to preserve our civilization what we obviously need to do is put millions of people to work making things out of rock. Roads and bridges would be a good place to start. Buildings are another possibility. If that isn't enough, we could work on building a wall along the border, either the Canadian or Mexican border. It doesn't really matter. The point is to put people to work. If we still haven't put everyone to work, we could make our own set of pyramids. That would certainly take up the slack.

Wouldn't have to pay them much. A dollar a day, enough food to do the required work, free medical care. Sundays off to attend an all day religious service that would be especially designed to keep you happy carrying rocks the rest of the week.

No pension, no retirement. Work until you die. Retired people have too much time on their hands. They just sit around and think of ways to make trouble. Full employment from the time you are able to lift a rock until you can't carry one anymore.