I grew up in Minnesota, the

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I grew up in Minnesota, the WPA projects were visible in every single park, the local courthouse, other buildings, bridges, etc. Beautiful work, lasting work.

This is a simple staircase in a small park. It’s common to have the accompanying buildings match for a full day at the park. Firepits, open air dining lodge, restrooms, boatramps, parking.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/casualcameracollector/4794196871/

Here’s a partial list of the how much they accomplished in the West with roughly half inflation adjusted dollars that we spent on the first bailout.

http://livingnewdeal.berkeley.edu/map/category.php

Look at it and weep when you realize how badly we’re being ripped off today.

We should have a list 4X as big as the Berkley list. We need a list 4X as big as the Berkley list.

Instead, we’ve lined the pockets of campaign contributors on both sides.