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As you know, the construction industry as a whole is at almost 20% unemployment.  Everywhere you look, you are seeing this number, and even though the overall unemployment levels are around 10%, the statistics for construction are grim and there looks to be little hope on the horizon for the immediate future.  However, the American Public Transportation Association says they have 15 Billion dollars worth of projects that are ready to start work on within 90 days, and potentially creating almost half a million jobs.  There is an election next year, and no one wants to be seen as the political party that is responsible for the unemployment levels, but also doesn’t want to be seen as the ones who brought 70 billion worth of new federal funding into the lap of taxpayers.  As a taxpayer,  I would much rather see my $s going to a project to get American’s working again instead of paying their unemployment.  Pretty interesting article on this if you have a few minutes. From the Post Gazette

Get these diggers digging!