danmcl

My U.S. Infrastructure and Employment Plan

The good ideas here are the same ideas that kept unemploymnt in the double digiits for more than a decade in the great depression. Doesn't anyone see that those trillions of dollars have to come from somewhere? Keynesianism has been proven miserably and disastrously wrong, yet everyone seems to be pushing the "stimulus" garbage.

Unfortunately, Obama doesn't have to read this. This seems to be right up his ally.

On Nov 11 08:44 AM buyitcheap wrote:

> A-@#($@*#-MEN!!!! Since we're going to have one regardless This is
> exactly the kind of WPA type program we need- first thing I would
> do though is replace all the transmission lines with composites which
> would yield an immediate 10-15% in available electrical supply previously
> lost to friction. China recognizes this and is deploying this material
> now.
>
> I would also add rail upgrades as well - take more of the trucks
> off the road and reestablish train travel (bullet trains anyone?)
> as a major mode of transportation.
>
> I'm still bothered by the batteries though, they just don't seem
> ready yet. But LNG, absolutely. We've got LOTS of it here.
>
> I hope the Obama team reads this article. A lot of good ideas here.