Posted on 11/24/2008 4:24:19 AM PST by governsleastgovernsbest
I loved Midnight Basketball,...it was the only time I could safely walk the streets!
“I believe I read his program calls for public service jobs following Roosevelt’s lead - the WPA?”
...yes I expect something like that....only with the old WPA & CCC; they did projects that are still in use today...think: The Blue Ridge Parkway.
....We won’t get that from Obama because his power base won’t do the hard physical work that building roads and parks requires.
“yes I expect something like that....only with the old WPA & CCC; they did projects that are still in use today...think: The Blue Ridge Parkway.”
also the Hoover Dam and many, many highways, bridges and government buildings all of which could be done better and cheaper by private industry.
Not too mention the 30 years of EnviroNazi lawsuits you would have to fight to do a “Blue Ridge Parkway” ot a “Hoover Dam” today....
Out do that one OBAMA without tax increases and growing the government with the Welfare system.
Most likely we'll see major cuts in the military and in military spending. The money from those cuts will help to expand government with Entitlement (welfare) spendatures.
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