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Well, i think a key difference is that the Works Progress Administration directly employed people (as far as my understanding goes). http://en.wikipedia.org/wi
by knowtheory 15y ago
Well, i think a key difference is that the Works Progress Administration directly employed people (as far as my understanding goes).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Works_Progress_Administration http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Works_Progress_Administration
The difference in what Cuban is suggesting is that he's just asking why the government can't loan directly to businesses to hire.
- seats 15y agoRight, but that's why I'd say it is a modern take on it. It actually makes the program more like an opportunistic specialized VC/investment bank combo.