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It was paid for by the federal government. I believe all the construction was done by private contractors. Thankfully, otherwise we'd still be doing studies and have the job half done.
So do it again, half the defense budget towards infrastructure. Same net number of jobs, more return on you investment.
How about place our military on our borders?It's where they should have been for over 20 years now!Our guns wouldn't be in Mexico and their illegals and drugs wouldn't be here!!The US would have looked alot different from how it does now!
The mission is to prevent that Giant Sucking Sound (thanks Ross) that will occur when war spending dries up and millions of jobs are lost. You think unemployment is bad now? Wait until millions of defense-related workers are put out of a job. Oh yes...it will be monstrous. The government knows it. That's why there's a 'mission'.
Obama is that you?Government spending is not "investment" lol
Read up on the "broken window fallacy"
In your world, unless privateers benefit from your taxes, it ain't an investment. But if government is involved in development of infrastructure that helps ALL (yeah, besides those poor privateers), then hell breaks lose. I take it you have been to a country where the government doesn't do a thing, and privateers are building super-highways?
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Originally Posted by Toyman at Jewel Lake
It was paid for by the federal government. I believe all the construction was done by private contractors. Thankfully, otherwise we'd still be doing studies and have the job half done.
And privateers were eager to build such highways before the government got involved?
In your world, unless privateers benefit from your taxes, it ain't an investment. But if government is involved in development of infrastructure that helps ALL (yeah, besides those poor privateers), then hell breaks lose. I take it you have been to a country where the government doesn't do a thing, and privateers are building super-highways?
And privateers were eager to build such highways before the government got involved?
Hey, lets build a super highway in the Gobi Desert too!
I don't think people crying "socialism" would have any issue with that, but do it at home and hell breaks lose.
Oddly enough I agree. I have decided both right and left are completely insane.
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