Building Back

Clearly there are a lot of infrastructure needs that have been put off because of things like the rising costs of raw materials, labor, and bond interest rates, and with the cost of all of these coming down it certainly makes sense to accelerate a lot of projects that might not otherwise get done for many years; it also should help the unemployment situation somewhat. What concerns me most is that those bonds will still need to get paid off, so we're just putting off the cost of paying for all this to that time when the economy will hopefully be better and we can more easily afford it. A certain amount of spending on infrastructure now makes a great deal of sense, but some of the numbers that are being suggested (over $1 trillion has been mentioned by some people) could just wind up saddling us with even more debt down the road. The basic idea is good but we shouldn't let it go to our heads.

If Arnold Schwarzenegger is such a BRILLIANT Governor, why is California nearly BANKRUPT? This guy is a LIBERAL with no real idea of what it took to make America great. It certainly isn't Hollywood or big muscles that make us Great.It isn't Government Giveaway's that make us great. It is the FREE MARKET that made this country Great! All the things he bemoans in his screed are the result of Liberals interferring in the process. Where did the BILLIONS that have been sent to Louisiana for Levee maintenance over the years go? Straight into the pockets of Corrupt, Louisiana Politician's Freezers! Ask this: WHERE did the $128 BILLION in Katrina Recovery funds go? Not to the people of New Orleans, that's for sure. That money has NOT been spent yet, as the various politicians are arguing over who gets what. Meanwhile people live in FEMA trailers. But the Liberal Democrats in charge in New Orleans don't care about that. And New Orleans is not the exception. It is the rule. Wake up, America. Idiots like The Governator are going to bankrupt this Country.

Well said and well meant and I cannot agree with the Governor more. Let us reframe FDR, much to the chagrin of the Republicans who begin to vomit when they hear his Name; invest in our own country and not Iraq. Give to the US rather than others, and invest in the public infrastructure that provides jobs and some return to security of investment. Bravo, Bravo for a new administration after eight years of error and the legacy of a fool.

I would bconsider supporting this under one condition... repeal the requirement of prevailing wage for public works in California. this is a strangle hold on the states economy held by Union Interest s in Sacramento. These projects if done today would cost the tax payer between $57.00 to $75.00 per Hour to complete. If we want to create needed jobs in California then let's create jobs that pay the real prevailing wage in California of $20.00 to $30.00 per hour and double or triple the number of jobs available and do something for the people who need it most!

My Gov is awesome. Is he trying to sell a senate seat? No. What about having his house built by an oil company? Nope. Ok, is he trying to find mansex in an airport or what about sending hornball emails to minors? Hell no! AHNALD is just kicking ass and taking names. Other state politicians take heed and look up to your model public servant... THE GOVENATOR!

This is an opportune time to carry thei debt with Fed bonds paying .5 %. Eventually we WILL HAVE INFALTION, and will pay back with cheaper dollars. Good time to invest. I hope we can keep the correption to a minimum.

In the absence of private sector investments (purchasing or building plant and equipment), this is the only way to reduce the unemployment rate and possibly get the economy going again. I see a stimulus package taking a while to work it's way through the economy, because banks are still not going to be the "easy credit" solution when companies need to borry in order to get equipment to conduct this construction. The Government will need to be able to guarantee loan funds to construction companies working on infrastructure, as the private sector is a complete failure.

The pied pipper is walking down our streets but instead of luring our childern away he is luring them to POTHOLES and BRIDGE COLLAPSES. Hark is that the sound of another broken rim or the cry of another survivor. Did the ambulance have to go around the shutdown road using up the precious minutes that could have saved your loved ones life ?
IS OPEC ready to launch yet another atack on the homeland? you think not just wait
Will those that pit region aginst region come forward to aid the arab world once again ?

Universities and schools are part of infrastructure. We need all of it.
And we have to cut prisons in half. Period. We can't afford all those prisoners.

I agree. We need a massive, national, transportation overhaul. We need to build an underground, high-speed rail system that runs from coast to coast. From San Francisco to New York City. From Bangor, Meine to Key West, Florida. From Chicago to new Orleans. We need it now and we needed it 75 years ago. We stopped building our rail system after WWII, because we purchased automobiles instead.

Build high speed trains.

In Mexico, Can we do this?