I think it is time to bring back the New Deal

[bleedingheart]

Sorry but the Republicans and even some conservative Democrats have proven that they have no respect for and can not help maintain our nation's infrastructure.

While billions are spent on a war without end and to either rebuild cities we will bomb again or to help bolster the military of any number of other countries....we have let:

1. The nation's roads, bridges and mass transit suffer
2. Our nations schools go without necessary funding
3. Our nation's citizens go without healthcare
4. An entire region and a large port city (New Orleans) has been largely ignored and mismanaged after a major hurricane.

and you can feel free to add to this list...


It is really time that we end this nonsense and start electing people to office who will tend to this nation's needs.

I am so sorry but this is a national disgrace.

We need to bring back people who believe that government is there to help We ..The People.

[C_U_L8R]

1. Absolutely

conservatism has failed this country.
It's time to rebuild from all the harm they've done.

[kenfrequed]

2. I agree

We need to rework our infrastructure and get people employed. The great and secret depression has gone on long enough.

[bryant69]

3. I think the core problem

Is that Conservatives seem to have convinced the American people that there is some thing shameful about the very existence of government, let alone a government helping the people. And an approach that dealt with that perception head on, as this plan would, might have a lot of positive effects.

Bryant
Check it out --> http://politicalcomment.blogspot.com

[King Coal]

4. Fast fingered.

[King Coal]

5. Sounds like a no-brainer to me.

[mod mom]

6. I totally agree but looks like Mystery Anonymous Poster thinks others do not:

NEAR THE BOTTOM OF COMMENTS:

"Of course the war was not "all about the oil." Controlling the oil is only a small part of the plan. The plan is actually to strip all of wealth and power that the American middle class built up since the New Deal, and take it back to the people and class that originally controlled it."


  http://www.tpmmuckraker.com/archives/003805.php

[Virginia Dare]

11. Of course, that is the grand plan going back to Reagan...n/t

[mod mom]

18. Yes, the greedy robber barons started their crusade back w Reagan, wrapped in

a flag.

[Virginia Dare]

21. A big reason why they are so pissed at the neocons too..

for grabbing much of it for themselves, and screwing up the completion of the job.

[northernsoul]

7. Hell yes!

You've succinctly stated the glaringly obvious.

[Virginia Dare]

8. Al Sharpton addressed this during his Presidential run...

but we all know that the ole Rev is just a crazy old black man...:sarcasm:

[malaise]

9. Nothing else will save America

from self destruction.

[zehnkatzen]

10. Agreed. I've had a bellyfull of the "Raw Deal" n/t k/r

[KharmaTrain]

12. Amen And Recommend

Much of our infrastructure has been neglected for decades...our roads, bridges, rail, electrical and other parts of the infrastructure are aging rapidly with money now become scarse on the federal level (it's gone to Iraq) and on the state and local levels to make up for shortfalls created by this regime's destructive tax cuts for the rich. This is just a "dividend".

Yes, we strongly need a works program in this country on many, many levels. "Privitizing" has proven to be a cesspool of coruption and now endangers our safety. It's time to focus on what PUBLIC SERVANTS are paid to do...not play wars or build weapons systems we don't need.

Cheers...

:kick:

[Summer93]

13. Kick and Recommend

I am trying to see the positive side of privatization and I can't. Wealthy people stay wealthy because they keep their money they don't spend it on anything other than to get another big return. If they own infrastructure they won't maintain it as there is no profit in it.

[porphyrian]

14. It only makes sense, so they probably won't do it. - n/t

[Lost4words]

15. you left out jobs for those of us who dream of working again

bring back the CCC put the unemployed back to work building things for the United States.

I'll never work in IT again.

[bleedingheart]

17. I totally agree... My father was in the CCC back in the '30s

[Virginia Dare]

22. The CCC is something that desperately needs to be brought back..

I would support a program of free college tuition for any young citizen who volunteers for either the National Guard or a CCC type of organization for a specific period of time.

[ananda]

16. And The Great Society.

of the people, for the people, and by the people...

[Lydia Leftcoast]

19. Yes, the crumbling of our country domestically is a greater threat than

terrorism.

This fear of terrorism is like being terrified of being struck by lightning when you are suffering from severe malnutrition.

[bleedingheart]

20. a great analogy

[raccoon]

23. Also, it would create jobs.

I think we need the New Deal back.

And a digitized Roosevelt. :silly:

[antigop]

24. Who said: Our country is facing twin crises: high unemployment and a decrepit infrastructure.

http://www.kucinichforcongress.com/issues/jobs.php

>>
Our country is facing twin crises: high unemployment and a decrepit infrastructure. At the same time, millions of manufacturing and high-tech jobs are being shipped overseas. I have a plan that will turn our problems around and put Americans back to work in America:
...
I have a Jobs Plan that will put 2 million Americans back to work at a living wage in such enterprises as rebuilding schools, designing roads, refurbishing environmental projects, and manufacturing steel for water systems. The Kucinich jobs plan will also increase the quality of life in America, by making highways safer, water cleaner, and schools more conducive to learning.

Right now, unemployment stands at 6.2% nationally. Long-term unemployment has become a persistent problem. Nearly 2 million Americans have been looking for work unsuccessfully for over 6 months, while over 9 million Americans are unemployed. According to the Economic Policy Institute, there are three unemployed people for every job opening.

Ironically, at the same time so many Americans can't find work, there is so much work to do. The crisis of our decaying infrastructure is something we see every day when we sit in traffic bound by orange barrels that line our highways. It is something that school children experience at their desks, crowded together under leaking roofs. In cities, municipal sewer systems overflow into rivers, streams, and estuaries. These events occur with increasing regularity as systems age. Infrastructure problems threaten our productivity, our economy, our environment, and our health.

It is time to put America back to work. It is time to address the twin crises by putting unemployed Americans to work rebuilding America's neglected infrastructure. The Kucinich plan will make that happen.
>>

[beastieboy]

25. Another toy recall for lead paint: no oversight of consumer products

[Nimrod2005]

26. Power grids.........nt

[redacted]

27. Yes and how about the Economic Bill of Rights, too?

We needed New Deal II years ago. We need the whole package now.

[bleedingheart]

29. We are definitely in need of a lot of work and I think we need to

send people to Washington who aren't going to just use excuses or be beholden to K Street.

I am really tired of excuses...it seems to be the only thing I ever hear anymore.

I am ready for action.

[NorthernSpy]

28. I agree. The "Reagan Revolution" revolutioned us right into debt and decline...

Enough is enough.

[tomreedtoon]

30. To have a New Deal, you need New Dealers.

And there are none in either party. There's no desire to help one's fellow man out there. If there was, we'd have heard more noise from Congress and more action on the local front. We would have had someone who directly appealed to America's soul, or what's left of it. I see much more spirit here on DU than from anyone who is actually running for office.