Nearly a Half a Million Jobs, You Say, Could Be!

This was back in February 2010, and what did we get during the campaign, tepublicans, obstructionist, and their supporters screaming jobs were number one, and after, nary a mention of jobs nor working with the others in the government to get our economy moving forward as it once was!!!!!!

T4 jobs proposal would create nearly half a million jobs, according to Economic Policy Institute

February 17, 2010 - The Economic Policy Institute ran the numbers on Transportation for America’s jobs proposal and concluded that our plan for increased transportation spending would create 480,000 jobs.

The Senate’s first jobs bill currently has no money for transportation, other than a transfer of general fund dollars to cover the looming gap in the Highway Trust Fund while extending the transportation bill (SAFETEA-LU) until the end of the year. (Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is said to be planning several separate bills, one of which may focus on transportation).

Our proposed package for Congress directs $34.3 billion toward a mix of public transportation, highways and bicycle and pedestrian projects, closely resembling EPI’s own plan. Our proposal contains roughly $16 billion for transit, $8.1 billion for the Surface Transportation Program (highways), $9.8 billion for competitive grants (like the TIGER grants announced today) and $1.5 billion for Active Transportation such as bike and pedestrian facilities to make walking and biking safer and more attractive. {continued}