12-15-2008, 02:56 PM
cbelt3 wrote:
Construction IS a labor intensive activity, even as highly mechanized as it is today.
I would like to see:
1- infrastructure repair. Piping, bridges, sewer and water systems, electrical transmission systems.
2- Neighborhood cleanouts. Cleveland, for example, is at half of its max population. There are a lot of abandoned / burned out houses that need to be deconstructed and turned into parkland. Think New Orleans without the flood.
3- Energy projects- hydroelectric power, wind power, solar power stations.
4- Education. There are a lot of smart people who don't have jobs. Set them teaching others and bootstrap our economy by focusing on educating and retraining the workforce.
5- Clean up and build infrastructure in National Parks.
Look around yourself, family, children, friends. How many are the type that can or want to do these sort of jobs? Let's think outside the box, please.