12-14-2008, 05:55 PM
swampy wrote:
Ir had to be a lot easier to accomplish great things back in that time. These days it can take 6-8 years just to get a currently existing highway resurfaced. The lead time alone, to clear EPA requirements for some new project today, takes years before the first shovel of dirt is turned.
There is very little hope for rapid injection of money into the economy with these and other "great" projects. How long does it take to get a nuclear plant from conception to production? We've red tapped ourselves into a box.
I agree that there are many more obstacles now than there were back then, but, being optimistic, there might be some things that are ready to go. If I remember correctly, our state's governor identified several projects that are complete except for the little detail of the money with which to begin work. With proper planning (heh!), some of those could be done while the red tape on others is being cleared. They need to put an organized woman in charge!
