The Millenium Institute analysis also have economic impact analysis ... I'll have to dig into their report and get some jobs numbers for a follow-up diary.
This is not an immediate digging out of the mess we are in ... eg, pass it this year, first stage plans next year, construction starts 2012. But it addresses the problem of "how we afford the deficit" for any immediate stimulus, since long term the US fails to be able to "afford the deficit" if there is an external accounts crisis and a spike in the US$ price of oil. I've been accused of being a Marxist, yet while Harpo's my favourite, it's Groucho I'm always quoting. Odd, that.
Pitch it to T. Boone Pickins as a way to get his wind energy to market and reduce US dependence on imported oil. Perhaps he will run an add campaign this summer like he did in 2008. :-) As the Dutch said while fighting the Spanish: "It is not necessary to have hope in order to persevere."
