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msnbc.msn.com - 12/6/2008
Obama plans vast public works projects
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President-elect Barack Obama has asked his economic team for a plan that saves or creates more than 2 million jobs, makes public buildings more energy-efficient and invests in the country's roads and schools.
Obama Pledges Massive Public Works Project
nytimes.com - 12/6/2008
Obama Pledges Massive Public Works Project
— nytimes.com — Barack Obama committed to the largest public works program since the creation of the interstate highways. >... (more) Obama Pledges Massive Public Works Project

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Obama Pledges Public Works on a Vast Scale
nytimes.com - 12/6/2008
Obama Pledges Public Works on a Vast Scale
— nytimes.com — Seeking to resuscitate the reeling economy, Barack Obama promised the largest public works program since the creation... of the interstate highways. > (more) Obama Pledges Public Works on a Vast Scale

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instituteforenergyresearch.org - 12/9/2008
Obama’s OMB nominee: large public works projects are a “totally impractical” way of stimulating ...
— instituteforenergyresearch.org — On Saturday, President-elect Obama announced a public-works spending plan he claims will help the economy. But his... nominee for Director of the Office of Management and Budget, Peter Orszag, apparently disagrees with Obama’s plan. In January, when ... (more) Obama’s OMB nominee: large public works projects are a ...

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A Blog For All:  Obama's Latest Grand Plan: Massive Public Works Projects

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Obama's Latest Grand Plan: Massive Public Works Projects
A Blog For All — It's been done before . It was called the WPA, CCC, and TVA (among other alphabet agencies spawned by FDR's New Deal. The problem is that we aren't facing 30% unemployment and much of the nation already has been built out with infrastructure. The problem is that we've been borrowing to pay for the upkeep on existing infrastructure and no one has any money to pay to maintain it, the federal government included. Throwing billions more at transportation projects around the nation isn't going to create new jobs - it's going to keep those already in the construction industry busy. ...

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