Get America Working

Richard Slawson, the Executive-Secretary of the Los Angeles & Orange Counties Building and Construction Trades Council (whew!) had a word or two for the officials in government.  He makes a strong argument that nothing will get fixed in the current economy unless people are working.  Start public works projects, open barriers to new developments, and funnel the money to the right communities to get people working again.  Those working people then buy stuff they wouldn’t be buying if they were sitting at home, and they pay sales and income taxes they wouldn’t otherwise pay either.  It’s a giant ball that needs to get going in the right direction but has all kinds of ancillary payoffs if you do get it moving.  Read more at: Building Trade News.com