[quote=svelte][quote=jstoesz]
Most of the projects undertaken by the stimulus were simply maintenance projects already in the works. There was nothing new, the fungible state dollar could be moved to other holes in the state and local budgets. [/quote]
You could say the same thing about the WPA projects that my relatives worked on in 1940. Those roads and schools already existed, they were just improved upon with WPA dollars.
Look, if you want to get all worked up because dad gum it, the world has gone to hell since you used to wear an onion from your belt, go ahead. Just please gently brush the facts aside so the rest of us can continue to enjoy them.[/quote]
It just seems to be a vast difference between how much we spend and what we get. That’s all. I don’t have the figures and maybe you do. I see little tangible to show for all the money we have spent, stimulus and otherwise. Wasn’t trying to get worked up, simple as that.
They did that work paying less than $20,000 a year equivalent today. And that was the prevailing wage.
http://www.conservapedia.com/Works_Progress_Administration
“The WPA employed a maximum of 3.3 million in November 1938. Worker pay was based on three factors: the region of the country, the degree of urbanization and the individual’s skill. It varied from $19/month to $94/month. The goal was to pay the local prevailing wage, but to limit a person to 30 hours or less a week of work.”
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