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Anne Bubnic

Nation Can't Afford Short-Sighted ARRA Spending (Opinion) - 0 views

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shared by Anne Bubnic on 08 May 09 - Cached
  • Contrast that with the potential double-whammy from the nearly $8 billion dedicated for building broadband. First, laying fiber is a construction project in itself, so that means jobs right away. But more importantly, it holds the promise of a long-term economic payoff by attracting companies to out-of-the-way towns; it's also a driver for the creation of small businesses.
  • Preach patience. The first funding window for broadband projects started in April, and there will be more opportunities for money through mid-2010. The same lag time holds true for high-speed rail, electronic health records and green technology. These projects might not be built out until 2015. Most of the public doesn't realize this. Someone must tell them.
  • Anne Bubnic on 08 May 09
     
    Shovel-ready projects - or not?
Anne Bubnic

Slow federal spending halts planned projects for 2009 - 0 views

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arra_education Stimulus broadband_technology

shared by Anne Bubnic on 27 May 09 - Cached
  • Anne Bubnic on 27 May 09
     
    We're supposed to have an economic "stimulus" plan to both stave off further economic decline and invest in key 21st century assets such as broadband and electronic medical records. In the 90-plus days since its approval, it is disarming how little of the stimulus money has been invested and how far the funding allocation dates have been pushed back. In the case of broadband networks, the original stated goal was to have as much as half the stimulus funds committed or spent by Sept. 30. Now the federal government's Web site, www.recovery.gov, lists the first award date as Dec. 31.
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