08-04-2011, 03:03 PM
JPK wrote:
I may not have the answers, but I know what are not the answers. Putting more lifetime government jobs in play is NOT the answer.
In my industry, financing for construction projects is still very tight. The backlog of infrastructure is enough to jar the economy back on track if the financing become more available.
That's 1 idea.
Keep the list going! It seems like the politicians are not interested in exploring the answers, lets make this an MR Grassroots project to save the economy!
JPK
Most state and local governments have trimmed spending on infrastructure severely, and Republicans are determined to make sure there aren't more state and local revenues to increase infrastructure improvement, so even though states have always been a huge part of the infrastructure development picture, they are essentially out of the picture now. Without greater state and local government spending, how do you suggest that we "shake" some finance from the money tree to get expanding infrastructure improvements?