Correct, because the projects are years and years down the road. We need jobs that start Monday and repairing infastructure like schools, roads, and bridges.
Ergo the term: Shovel ready.
Maybe it's time to get back to the other questions I posed, based on the assumption that your source, the AM talk radio host, either did not know what he was talking about or was deliberately presenting false information when he characterized the bailout as being full of pork because it included $8B for "engineering studies".
As I pointed out before, $8 Billion is about one percent of the total amount. Is one percent too much for engineering studies? As Emma pointed out, engineering studies absolutely must be performed before any actual construction can begin. Is the entire $8 Billion for engineering, as Mr. Gross led you to believe, or is that the entire amount for all high speed rail transportation projects, with engineering only a portion of it? If so, what portion?
How does that $8B figure compare to what is being allocated for infrastructure, such as highways, bridges, and schools? Does it make more sense to spend all of the money on projects that can be started today, or does it make more sense to invest a small portion of the money in projects that can be started in a few months?
