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In reply to the discussion: Obama rolls out new infrastructure, jobs plan [View all]The Wielding Truth
(11,410 posts)39. The money has to be out there in circulation to improve the economy. Loans to small business and
government infrastructural jobs will do it. Why do you think wars improve economies? This time we can rebuild our own country. We should sell "Rebuild America" bonds.
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The money has to be out there in circulation to improve the economy. Loans to small business and
The Wielding Truth
Feb 2013
#39
Right. Let's stop spending money and become Greece...will that make you happy? nt.
OldDem2012
Feb 2013
#60
The Cleveland area is in the middle of a multi-billion dollar update of the storm/sewer
WCGreen
Feb 2013
#56
How about shifting the money from useless and bloated defense projects to....
OldDem2012
Feb 2013
#59
+1 Coporate middlemen - exactly. Can't help the unemployed without making the rich richer now!
forestpath
Feb 2013
#23
Agreed. So let's see the alternative; wheel it out here right now, so we can assess the COSTS
patrice
Feb 2013
#52
& btw, are you employed & do you have health care & will your alternative cost you either one or
patrice
Feb 2013
#53
Looks like we're going to have to proceed by the process of elimination; is this your alternative?
patrice
Feb 2013
#54
This will happen for as long as "Citizens United" rules campaign financing,
amandabeech
Feb 2013
#43