This is called out in the article; infrastructure is capital intensive, so, unle...

HeyImAlex on March 17, 2021 | parent | context | favorite | on: So You Want to Do an Infrastructure Package [pdf]

This is called out in the article; infrastructure is capital intensive, so, unless the resulting infrastructure is actually a good investment, you’d get more bang for your buck (in terms of a jobs program) just handing out money.