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Two House Dems propose $400M public works jobs’ plan
Two Democratic lawmakers - Reps. Mike Foley of Cleveland and Nickie Antonio of Lakewood - on Monday unveiled proposed legislation that calls for spending $400 million over two years to put 5,000 Ohioans to work on public works projects in all 88 counties.
The money - $200 million a year - would come from higher than projected state revenues, they said. It would be a better use of the money than putting it in a “rainy day” fund or using it for tax cuts, they said.
Given Republican control of the legislature and governor’s office, Foley, a Dayton native, conceded that passage is unlikely, but said it’s important for Democrats to propose alternative that will put “real people to work.”
The program, at a time that Ohio’s unemployment rates stands at 8.6 percent, would be patterned after the 1930s’ Depression-era federal Works Progress Administration, they said. It would be the Ohio Works Progress Administration, they said.
The program would put at least 50 people to work in each of the state’s 88 counties at an annual salaries of $27,500, plus benefits.
Projects would include: home construction, soil and water conservation projects; recycling, disaster cleanup; park cleanup and lake and waterway repair and conservation.
Foley said the bill would be introduced by Friday. Mike Dittoe, spokesman for Speaker William Batchelder, R-Medina, said Batchelder would have to see the bill before commenting on it.
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By keithfromxenia
June 14, 2011 3:16 PM | Link to this
i cannot think of a better example of why our country/state is broke than this ridiculous democrat math.if they employ 100 for each county (which they won’t) and spend $27,500 per employee they will squander $24 million. that means almost half the amount budgeted to “put ohioans to work” is devoted to the bureaucrat full employment act since it means about $16 million will be spent administering this program. what a waste!!!!!!! but typical democratic garbage. radical thought but how about we let them get productive jobs when employers can increase employment without fear of the federal tax hammer coming down on them.
By morespending
June 14, 2011 12:46 PM | Link to this
Public works projects? How about having the sycophants living off the taxpayers on entitlement programs get out and clean parks / roadways etc? Why spend more money when people should work for what they are already being ‘gifted’ with.
By whome
June 14, 2011 12:23 PM | Link to this
Excellent idea, but somehow the GOP and Kasich will bury this. Where’s THEIR idea? Oh yeah, give the millionaires a big tax cut and watch the jobs FLOW!!! I wouldn’t be surprised if the GOP is found to be advising businesses to refrain from hiring until after November of next year. Anything to keep the unemployment high under Obama. That IS their jobs plan, apparently.
By Bill
June 14, 2011 9:16 AM | Link to this
Kasich would never sign it. No Millionairs are helped