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Originally Posted by piece-itpete
On the ARRA?? How does one make a profit on government expenditure?
Pete
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Maybe not directly. However, in time, commerce facilitated by infrastructure projects should enhance revenue generation once completed. But that can take a few years, which is why we haven't seen it yet.
People lampoon Obama for his comment about "shovel ready projects". But, when I drove out to Kansas to see my brother I ran into several sizable highway projects such as the one outside Reagan International Airport in Indiana. I've seen a few smaller ones around here. There's an ARRA sign at each end of the I-64 repaving/repair/upgrade project that I see every day on my way to and from work. They're out there, you just have to be watching for them.
I know you guys think I'm nuts or stupid. Maybe I am.
But I believe sometimes folks just don't see what they don't want to see.
If you want to see failure, failure is all you will look for.
Failure will become our self fulfilled destiny and that is profoundly sad.
I believe, if we can stop arguing and start
building, we'll be back on top within a few more years.
Paying off debt, building industry....the whole nine yards.
Seriously.
Dave