Jonathan V. Last

There's no such thing as shovel-ready jobs, is what Obama said. And what that really means is that we have made it so time-consuming for the government to build anything that it can't be done at scale and in a reasonable time. Obama's whole idea when he came in is like, we're going to do what Roosevelt did during the Depression, right?

There's no such thing as shovel-ready jobs, is what Obama said. And what that really means is that we have made it so time-consuming for the government to build anything that it can't be done at scale and in a reasonable time. Obama's whole idea when he came in is like, we're going to do what Roosevelt did during the Depression, right?

There's no such thing as shovel-ready jobs, is what Obama said. And what that really means is that we have made it so time-consuming for the government to build anything that it can't be done at scale and in a reasonable time. Obama's whole idea when he came in is like, we're going to do what Roosevelt did during the Depression, right?

We're going to put everyone to work by building all these big infrastructure programs. And that's what they did in the 30s, and it was successful. But they said, we can't do that. We could do it in the 30s. We can't do it anymore because now the permitting and all the hoops you have to jump through will take so many years.

We're going to put everyone to work by building all these big infrastructure programs. And that's what they did in the 30s, and it was successful. But they said, we can't do that. We could do it in the 30s. We can't do it anymore because now the permitting and all the hoops you have to jump through will take so many years.

We're going to put everyone to work by building all these big infrastructure programs. And that's what they did in the 30s, and it was successful. But they said, we can't do that. We could do it in the 30s. We can't do it anymore because now the permitting and all the hoops you have to jump through will take so many years.

The recession is going to be over by the time we actually put anyone to work.

The recession is going to be over by the time we actually put anyone to work.

The recession is going to be over by the time we actually put anyone to work.

In the 30s, they weren't worried about the rare grouse that was like habitat that was going to be affected.

In the 30s, they weren't worried about the rare grouse that was like habitat that was going to be affected.

In the 30s, they weren't worried about the rare grouse that was like habitat that was going to be affected.

Right. No, they built the Empire State Building in a year.

Right. No, they built the Empire State Building in a year.

Right. No, they built the Empire State Building in a year.

Crazy.

Crazy.

Crazy.

Right? They built these giant infrastructure programs with worse technology way faster than – You've got a Trader Joe's going in down the block.

Right? They built these giant infrastructure programs with worse technology way faster than – You've got a Trader Joe's going in down the block.