The View from the Meadow

Observations of the Passing Scene

Political and Social Commentary by Dave Satre

A New Deal for America

What the People of this Country need is A New Deal.

Instead of squandering $12 billion per month on Iraq --- we need to Invest in America.

When FDR pulled America out of the Great Depression in the 1930s, he did it by putting the people to work.

This country's infrastructure is crumbling. Some experts are predicting America may be on its way to becoming a third world country. Many roads and bridges need repair, others need to be built. The schools need improvement, the healthcare services are strained and costs for basic necessities are increasingly unaffordable for many people.

We cannot afford to rebuild Iraq while ignoring the needs of the people in our own country. We need to provide affordable power and fuel for the citizens, as well as assure a sufficient supply of clean water and nutritional food for the future. We need a Green Program to save the planet and provide jobs for future generations. And we need to employ Americans in order to do it.

The people employed through Roosevelt’s New Deal built this country. They put in roads and bridges. They built power and sewage facilities. They built dams and water systems, and buildings to house government services, teach our children and provide medical services. They developed parks and recreational facilities for the people. The jobs restored economic balance in the country, which is essential for a true democracy. In today’s world the balance has shifted in favor of the ultra rich, to the detriment of the poor, and outsourcing is destroying the middle class.

We need to take care of our own. We must show the world how it is done by example, rather than bankrolling similar projects for other countries around the world while our own lifestyle is deteriorating.

If we spend the $3 trillion that is the estimated cost of the war in Iraq on our own country we can afford everything we need. From free healthcare, excellent schools, low cost medications and an adequate retirement system to low cost communications systems and a modernized transportation system.

There are many countries, especially in Scandinavia and Europe, where these things already exist and are their governments’ focus for the future. America needs to rethink its priorities and rid itself of the kinds of politicians that are currently ruining the country.

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