Obama economic plan aims for 2.5M new jobs by 2011: Revitalize US infrastructure

[Bluebear]

At long last, VISION. Adios, pet goat.

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WASHINGTON – President-elect Barack Obama promoted an economic plan Saturday he said would create 2.5 million jobs by rebuilding roads and bridges and modernizing schools while developing alternative energy sources and more efficient cars.

"These aren't just steps to pull ourselves out of this immediate crisis. These are the long-term investments in our economic future that have been ignored for far too long," Obama said in the weekly Democratic radio address.

The goal is to it quickly through Congress, with help from both parties, after Obama takes office Jan. 20. The plan, which envisions those new jobs by January 2011, is "big enough to meet the challenges we face," he said.

Obama noted the growing evidence the country is "facing an economic crisis of historic proportions" and said he was pleased Congress passed an extension of unemployment benefits this past week. But, he added, `We must do more to put people back to work and get our economy moving again."

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081122/ap_on_go_pr_wh/obama_economy_3

[gristy]

1. This is so cool!

[Bluebear]

2. Everybody wins.

We put this crumbling country back together again and let people actually feed, clothe and house themselves at the same time! :toast:

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

3. This makes sense

These aren't "make work" jobs--they are jobs that are vitally needed to turn our country around.

[Coexist]

4. Love it.

[spooky3]

5. I am completely in favor of this.

[Demobrat]

6. I wonder how many Bush lovers will turn down the jobs

because they're socialism.

[mcg]

8. I got an email from a "conservative" acquaintance that I'm debating,

she says she and her family were helped by the government when they immigrated (but it was short-term, they got jobs soon after, blah blah blah), but she is against social programs.

Huh? I haven't responded yet.

Joe the non-plumber's parents were on welfare twice, he also had a spin.

It's not socialism when it benefits them, military contractors, and the like,
but if "those people" benefit, then it is socialism.

They won't turn down the jobs, they will find some rationalization.

[SemiCharmedQuark]

7. I love it! This is exactly what we need!