My train of thought has been on what would be the best go to get people back to work, through the greater Europe. It is pretty clear to me, that people want to work, and when they are working, purchase "stuff", pay taxes, and generally feel better about themselves. Bingo: confidence...and improved economy, to boot.
FDR created a jobs creation program (WPA) during the depression, that got things moving again. Wouldn't EU governments investing in job creation be an idea to explore? There's a lot that could be done: wiring up the EU for broadband, rebuilding roads, developing new 21st century industry, etc. It would be a worthy investment: in the people, and in modernizing the economies of countries. What would be the problems with this idea? "Once in awhile we get shown the light, in the strangest of places, if we look at it right" - Hunter/Garcia
The key is going to be innovation. Gods know it sounds corny, but I have empathy, having lived through one of the highest unemployment rates in postwar America - Rockford, Illinois in 1982 had an unemployment rate of 22.1 percent. ....because I would rather see us reduce the consumption of imported oil than have to send American boys to fight in the Persian Gulf. - John B. Anderson
Here in Switzerland, kids are coming out of school and there's no jobs...that's not right, they are our future, we should invest in them. "Once in awhile we get shown the light, in the strangest of places, if we look at it right" - Hunter/Garcia
US is doing fairly well technology wise investing to military and specialized applicationd but production rates and actual employment of photovoltaics is clearly being negleted in US.
Energy and communications. These are the vital sectorws of the future, and it's good to see big European projects there. Big enough to change impressions. In the long run, we're all dead. John Maynard Keynes
