The jobs have to be long term value added positions, not just bridges to nowhere, HSR to places where it won't be used and the like.
If it isn't done wisely, it's a waste of resources, no matter the temporary stimulative effect.
What effec
We have to see the difference between bridges to nowhere and real investments as well....
Investment need not be done by government. Yes, obviously infrastructure makes private business more efficient, but you can't perform economic calculation when you use taxation to pay for the projects.
Investment need not be done by government. Yes, obviously infrastructure makes private business more efficient, but you can't perform economic calculation when you use taxation to pay for the projects.
government has a legitimate role in the building of infrastructure. the interstate highway system, for example.
So what private business is going to pay for projects like the interstate system? Or do you think we could have gotten by without that?
You mind just summing that up? I don't really feel like spending 3 or 4 hours reading it.
i don't believe that essential services with inelastic demand are best delivered solely by for-profit companies.
Obama keeps pushing for a high speed rail system, meanwhile, many in the GOP disdain the idea and the spending it would require. I have even heard some Conservatives argue that the only reason we have the national highway system, is for better transportation of troops.
If we didn't have the highway system, do you think the US economy would be nearly as powerful?
The GOP claims they want to improve the economy, and Obama can't do it... so is the GOP on the wrong side here?
A high speed rail system would allow quicker and more efficient transportation of labor and people in general, and quicker and more efficient transportation of labor and people over longer distances.
Many businesses in the USA would benefit from a rail system. Not only could companies send people to various locations on flights, but we'd have the choice to travel across country by rail too. I have found this to be a very real and huge barrier since graduating college. A lot of talented and bright people in the business world hate flying, and they often turn down jobs and promotions because it requires some flying.
Investing in a rail system would create jobs, and it give us more control over reducing US dependence on oil.
I believe that if America refuses to invest in a high speed rail system, the American economy will be held back.
What do you think?
I think transportation infrastructure is incredibly important for commerce. Goods need to flow from one area to another. People need to be able to go to where markets are.
What I think we should do is focus on intra-state rail first. Design it so that people from less-populated or rural areas can quickly get to urban areas. This will allow people from those areas to gain easier access to shops, museums, and other similar places.
For those states and regions that are more densely populated make high-speed rail that travels from the suburbs to the larger cities. The statistics of how much fuel is wasted in traffic jams on highways by people traveling back and forth between their homes in the suburbs to their place of employment is mind-boggling.
First, focus on that intra-state rail. Then connect that to an inter-state system. That would help commerce manifold.
Obama keeps pushing for a high speed rail system, meanwhile, many in the GOP disdain the idea and the spending it would require. I have even heard some Conservatives argue that the only reason we have the national highway system, is for better transportation of troops.
If we didn't have the highway system, do you think the US economy would be nearly as powerful?
The GOP claims they want to improve the economy, and Obama can't do it... so is the GOP on the wrong side here?
A high speed rail system would allow quicker and more efficient transportation of labor and people in general, and quicker and more efficient transportation of labor and people over longer distances.
Many businesses in the USA would benefit from a rail system. Not only could companies send people to various locations on flights, but we'd have the choice to travel across country by rail too. I have found this to be a very real and huge barrier since graduating college. A lot of talented and bright people in the business world hate flying, and they often turn down jobs and promotions because it requires some flying.
Investing in a rail system would create jobs, and it give us more control over reducing US dependence on oil.
I believe that if America refuses to invest in a high speed rail system, the American economy will be held back.
What do you think?
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