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WPA 2010 (burgeoning). Christopher Robbins. Bringing back the WPA (Works Progress Administration / Work Projects Administration), because the US Government won't.An experiment in alternative funding to do what our government should be, directly.
During the last Great Depression, the WPA employed millions, repairing roads, building parks, and other public works. It reached out directly to people who needed it most, creating projects way outside the Government's usual remit. So, I will work with community-members to identify needed public work, and hire unemployed people to repair them, all under the auspices of the USA WPA 2010.
In every community in the United States, there are small projects that deserve attention, unemployed people, and a sense of disjunct from current relief efforts. By using existing structures and a top-down approach, the current American Recovery and Reinvestment Act ignores small-scale local projects, and, unlike its WPA precursor, doesn't present new kinds of work opportunities for the average out-of-work person. This project creates a needed alternative, and an expectation for similar Government programs. It can provide a feeling of unity with our Government, a real example of working together in small but important ways in our local community.
I don't usually like to put work online until the project is complete. But I realized that this is bigger than a project, and that it needs you to work, so if you would like to get involved in the WPA 2010, please .
