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We have plenty of ways to spend money: housing, food, healthcare, infrastructure, public transportation, even jobs. Providing the above for free could be a thin

• kortilla 6y ago
  Having a list of shit you want the government to spend every spare penny on does not make you informed or particularly intelligent. That’s just a grown-up version of a Christmas wish-list. The government randomly spending money in bits here in there is not productive. >even jobs The last thing you want is the government to add 10 million jobs for only 12 weeks during normal employment. > infrastructure Expanding infrastructure that isn’t needed is just more maintenance cost and a waste of money. You need concrete plans for infrastructure that isn’t just a maintenance burden. > public transportation Again, this needs actual plans and should provide value. You want HSR from Ely, NV to Portland, OR? Vague hand-waving of “the government should just spend X billion on Y” is just a perfect way to promote boondoggles.