Is W.P.A. Not Adaptable For 2009 ?

[Robert Cohen]

WPA refers to the Works Projects Administration of 1930s

So-called stimulus moneys are apparently being much parceled-out to
State and local governments and supposedly are preventing more drastic
layoffs from the revenue-short governments

U.S. history students have seen cliche textbook pictures of WPA actual
"shoveling" projects, especially the trails and camp facilities
constructed by WPA on seemingly federal land National Parks, but I
think I've seen state parks too with WPA credited

Pres Obama is seeming to me making a large political mistake by not
openly organizing well-publicized make-work projects, never mind the
cynical GOP encouraged negativism, because they are criticizing
seemingly most everything and thus their b.s. is meaning less except
to particularly Fox News Corp media and the semi bankrupt radio
industry (the loss of ads)

Hoover apologists did similar in 1930s that Bushers are doing today

The accusation of "Communism" and "socialism" are GOP stock in trade,
effectively
duplicitous and typical of rancid politics

[Robert Cohen]

http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/11/06/why-not-a-wpa/?scp=1&sq=krugman%20wpa&st=cse

[Bret Cahill]

> http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/11/06/why-not-a-wpa/?scp=1&sq=k...- Hide quoted text -

FDR's programs employed professionals such as historians to research
each locality.

There are a lot of small to large problems that aren't solved by the
"private sector" that could by addressed with federal funding.

Of course, if the federal government paid researchers to start
debunking misattributions, penguins swimming under water in Antarctica
would hear the rightards scream bloody murder.

Bret Cahill

[tg]

On Nov 7, 4:39 pm, Robert Cohen <robtco...@msn.com> wrote:

I can't remember where I saw it but some stimulus funds for insulating
houses (which employs less-educated people) have not been getting
spent as quickly as desired because they are being super-cautious
about any appearance of fraud/corruption. I'm sure one case would be
enough for the loons to repeat endlessly---ever heard of Acorn?

-tg

[Robert Cohen]

re: shit happens

I couldn't get my suitcase through the airline/airport baggage system
(s) without it (apparently) getting stolen, so
my seat of pants perception currently is that no matter how much
airport security ad nauseam, there are going to be
miscreants because we human beings as descendants of pond scum do
shit