Congress passes a jobs bill. All the monies to be directed toward infrastructure, especially roads and bridges. This is a big plan like a 2012 version of the WPA. Thousands and thousands will be put back to work. In turn they’ll pay taxes on their incomes and spend the rest. What a boost for the economy.
Meanwhile, we need changes in legislative policies, without drastic changes. The gap between the haves and the have nots will continue to widen.
Maybe as a back-up benefit to all that bridge construction, plans could include enclosing those sloped areas (you know those areas either side of the road surface under the bridge deck). Install heaters for winter occupancy and a restroom or two would be nice. Presto! Homeless shelters. What a bargain. New bridges for those with cars and homes for those with no cars. They’ll probably become known as “no man’s lands” because no human should have to live there, but more and more will.
J. Carlson
Emily
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Add commentI never understood why we
I never understood why we didn't put people to work in CCC type camps this time. It worked great in the past for getting the economy jump started and taught some people how to take pride in their work. It didn't lead to Socialism either.
There are lots of national assets that are crumbling and need maintenance. Our national parks for one because we never seem to find the way to divert some of the oil subsidies to things that will benefit this country.
That's could be a good idea, Fish
But inevitably there would be cries of racism and other forms of discrimination. Someone would find something to feel slighted about and that would be the end of that.
Tariff Taxes
The only way to boast our economy is to have a huge tariff tax for all imports.
We can buy imported canned fruit cheaper than we can buy canned fruit from the U.S.
We export steel then import the final project.
We can not compete with their cheap labor. So people are buying their products - not U.S. products. Oh, and for those of you who buy an "Made in America" product and think it was made in the U.S. well think again. There is more than just the United States in North and South America. "America" covers all these countries.
Retired people are moving to other countries because they can not afford to live here. The rich have their residency and bank accounts in other countries so they do not have to pay the high taxes - they are helping the other country not ours. If we tax the rich then more and more will be moving out.
Yes, I did have an economy class at the college - But I still feel this is our only option.
That means forget NAFTA. So what if noone wants to trade with us anymore. What do we really "need" from any other county anyways? They need us more than we need them. (We do have oil (land and off sea).