[TheMercenary]

I agree that the education process needs investment but that will not turn us around economically in the short term. And a short term immediate fix is what we need to survive this current crisis.

Even the discussion of an infrastructure investment, rebuilding roads, broadband advancements, etc is not going to give us a short term fix. One of the biggest weaknesses I see is that the average worker is pretty lazy when it comes to manual labor, unlike the WPA programs that were all about manual labor and putting people to work. Not everyone will be able to participate in that program of work. The 50 year old line worker from a GM plant may not be so willing to grab a shovel and hit the road. Much of the infrastructure discussion is more of a feel good solution to make our daily lives better but I still don't see how that is going to jump start our economy. Growing the number of people who are on a government pay roll by 400,000 is not a solution.