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Give me billions of dollars to hire people to dig holes in the desert and I’ll create a lot of jobs, and you’ll get, a lot of holes in the desert. The “job cre
by valuearb 7y ago
Give me billions of dollars to hire people to dig holes in the desert and I’ll create a lot of jobs, and you’ll get, a lot of holes in the desert.
The “job creation” benefit myth needs to die. Some jobs are bad jobs, some have little or no economic value. Green New Deal advocates need to focus on the economic benefits of these plans, such as a healthier population due to less pollution, saving economical important properties from flooding, maintaining healthy fish stocks, etc, etc.
- iron0013 7y agoFunny how this argument is rarely leveled against the defense industry, the vast proportion of which is at best boondoggle busywork and at worst outright grift.
- valuearb 7y agoAnd it should be, because it’s equally valid. Having Boeing build F-35s instead of 787s lowers our standard of living.