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Originally Posted by Hoagie58
If Cabarrus county gets 2500 jobs out of a $100 million stimulus investment, it seems like a far better return than some of the other figures Ive seen. Look at how many jobs LA created with their stimulus money.
My take on the stimulus money is that it's been, over-all, a good thing. North Carolina seems to have managed it very well & my town is seeing a real & lasting benefit. Right now there are several hundred construction jobs as a result, with at least 3 years of work for those people. At the end there will be real permanent jobs for people.
I think it's a good project too (although I would prefer an Atherton mill type project as well) It's better than it just sitting there and I think that part of town could use a face lift-maybe this will help.
Plan to give Philip Morris plant new life raises questions - CharlotteObserver.com (http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2010/11/05/1812920/questions-over-plan-to-give-philip.html - broken link)
In addition to the movie studio and record company, it seems the plans call for a water park, electric car factory, and a candy manufacturer. This plan looks to be all over the place.
I have only seen more and more businesses going under and people that I know forclosing or doing a short sale on their homes. What exactly has the tremendous amount of money spent on stimulous done? Not meaning to get political since I can't vote, but what exactly is improved about the economy? I don't think anything has. Does the proposed entertainment complex contemplate getting funding from the Obama stimulus package? Just curious.
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