The problem I see is that it was all spent on construction work, and in particular white elephant construction work, which just had a temporary input. I would

The problem I see is that it was all spent on construction work, and in particular white elephant construction work, which just had a temporary input. I would argue the result would be different if the investment had been in new fields if these fields went on to be useful/successful. Particularly, I think it's a good idea for the US to invest in clean/green energy atm. This would hopefully increase the efficiency of the system as a whole as well as create jobs.