I like the idea of investing in our infrastructure, but maybe not roads (our road system is one of the best in the world, and at least in my part of New York, being constantly repaired).
What about social services? What about how to make your own clothes, grow your own food, cook your own food classes? What about building community centers? Teaching life-skills? That's the investment I would vote for.
Was it last year that bridge collapsed? We might have the best roads, but I thinnk we also use our roads the most (guys on mopeds in China don't count, they don't do nearly as much damage as a tractor trailer). I'm sure they could use some work
Two things with most of the projects you suggested- 1, there's already non-profits out there (some of which recieve government money) who do those kinds of things and 2, aany project like that would require the ability to become self-sufficent. The covermnment now needs a short-term investment to get people back on their feet. Opening a place and staffing it would mean needing to continnue to fund it.
The other thing that was mentioned (I caught this the second time I listened to the show) was greening and updating schools and other public buildings.
I don't have my glasses on, and I have to be 4 inches away from the screen to read it well enough to proof, so I hope this makes sense
You're right, the bridge collapse indicated an infrastructure problem in the extended states. I just know that my extended community (Hudson Valley, NY) definitely doesn't need any money for construction. We don't have any potholes! Our seasons are mud, rain, construction, fall. Lanes are always closed on the thruway in the summer, this is just the way of the world, and we're putting in a brand new bridge next year. This is all funded by traffic tickets.
I just feel like children need temporary classes on how to take care of themselves, because all they have now is marketing myth. I think that building things can be wasteful, but teaching skills is almost never that way.
How many high school graduates know about credit reports, balancing a check book, navigating insurance, or basic life skills? I feel like those skills are really important- especially if we added things like cooking, sewing and taking care of yourself.
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What about social services? What about how to make your own clothes, grow your own food, cook your own food classes? What about building community centers? Teaching life-skills? That's the investment I would vote for.
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Two things with most of the projects you suggested- 1, there's already non-profits out there (some of which recieve government money) who do those kinds of things and 2, aany project like that would require the ability to become self-sufficent. The covermnment now needs a short-term investment to get people back on their feet. Opening a place and staffing it would mean needing to continnue to fund it.
The other thing that was mentioned (I caught this the second time I listened to the show) was greening and updating schools and other public buildings.
I don't have my glasses on, and I have to be 4 inches away from the screen to read it well enough to proof, so I hope this makes sense
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I just feel like children need temporary classes on how to take care of themselves, because all they have now is marketing myth. I think that building things can be wasteful, but teaching skills is almost never that way.
How many high school graduates know about credit reports, balancing a check book, navigating insurance, or basic life skills? I feel like those skills are really important- especially if we added things like cooking, sewing and taking care of yourself.
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