who says the gov't can't create jobs

Who Says the Government Can’t Create Jobs?

Some Evidence from the New Deal’s Works Progress Administration (WPA) and Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)

Created by John F. Henry, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Dept. of Economics

The United States has a $2.2 Trillion Infrastructure Deficit

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25 Million Unemployed and Underemployed Americans

What Would Roosevelt Do?

INFRASTRUCTURE

RIVER WALK, SAN ANTONIO

CITY WATER, SACRAMENTO

DAM, CHANNAHAN, IL

SAGAMORE BRIDGE, CAPE COD

GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS

ARMORY, HIAWATHA, KS

CITY HALL, ANCHORAGE, ALASKA

CITY HALL, GLENDALE, CA

CIVIC CENTER, ST. AUGUSTINE, FL

COURTHOUSE, TALLALUH, LA

COURTHOUSE, WEISER, IDAHO

DEALEY PLAZA, DALLAS, TX

COUNTY BUILDING, MOUNT CLEMENS, MI

MUNICIPAL BUILDING, OGDEN, UTAH

MUNICIPAL BUILDING, PRICE, UTAH

FIREHOUSE, LOUISVILLE, KY

FIREHOUSE, VAN NUYS, CA

POST OFFICE, WAPPINGERS FALLS, NY

POST OFFICE, LITTLETON, CO

POST OFFICE, TONOPAH, NEVADA

TERRELL COUNTY COURTHOUSE, DAWSON, GA

NAVAL RESERVE ARMORY, SEATTLE

CARTER COUNTRY COURTHOUSE, MO

MARIES COUNTY COURTHOUSE, VIENNA, MO

OZARK COUNTY COURTHOUSE, GAINESVILLE, MO

SCHOOLS

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, FORT WORTH

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, FORT WORTH

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, FORT WORTH

HIGH SCHOOL, FORT WORTH

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, FARMERS, KY

HIGH SCHOOL, OGDEN, UTAH

HIGH SCHOOL, SPRINGVILLE, UTAH

HIGH SCHOOL, TALAHASSEE, FLA

HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM, KING CITY, CA

INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE BUILDING, COLORADO STATE UNIV.

MOEUR ACTIVITY BUILDING, UNIV. OF ARIZONA

THEODORE JUDAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, SACRAMENTO, CA

HICH SCHOOL, REED SPRINGS, MO

HIGH SCHOOL, ST. GENEVIEVE, MO

HEALTH AND RECREATION BUILDING, SW MISSOURI STATE, SPRINGFIELD, MO

JAILS(Aside: The WPA built far more schools than jails)

TRINITY COUNTY JAIL, TX

MONTROSE COUNTY JAIL, CO

STADIUMS

KNOXVILLE, IOWA

RUSSELVILLE, KY

ROCK VALLEY, IOWA

FAIRGROUNDS, INDIANA

WILL ROGERS COLISEUM, FORT WORTH

UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS

PITTSBURG STATE, KS

AUDITORIUMS

ARLINGTON HALL, DALLAS

LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS

YORK, NEBRASKA

MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM, KANSAS CITY, MO

HOUSING PROJECTS

IBERVILLE PROJECT, NEW ORLEANS

IBERVILLE PROJECT

AIRPORTS

LAGUARDIA, NYC

SWIMMING POOLS

MISSOURI STATE, SPRINGFIELD

PARKS

The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)

• Constructed 37,203 vehicle bridges, 21,684,898 rods of fence and 79,538 mileage of telephone lines

• Developed nearly 21,000 springs waterhole, and small reservoirs

• Built more than 5 million permanent and temporary check dams in connection with treating gullies for erosion control; as well as the planting, seeding, or sodding of 114 million square yards of terraces for protection against erosion;

• Planted or seeded roughly 2,000,000 acres of forest land with an average of 1,000 trees per acre • Spent 5,741,000 man-days fighting forest fires and 5,392,000 man-days in fire presuppression and

prevention work

• Responsible for forest-stand improvement on 3,694,930 acres • Developed about 55,000 acres of public camp and picnic grounds

• Stocked lakes, ponds, and streams with 9.3 million fish

DINOSAUR PARK, RAPID CITY, SD

EAGLE PARK, CLINTON, IOWA

EAGLE PARK, GADSDEN, ALBAMA

LODGE, BENTLYVILLE, OHIO

STAIRCASE, OREGON CITY

RESTROOM, LINDBERGH STATE PARK, MN

SHELTER, LINBERGH STATE PARK, MN

STONE BRIDGE, PUEBLO, CO

TIMBERLINE LODGE, MT. HOOD, OR

ISLE ROYALE, CCC TRAIL

KEWEENAW LODGE, COPPER HARBOR, MICHIGAN

KEWEENAW MOUTAIN LODGE, COPPER HARBOR, MICHIGAN

CABINS, KEEWANAW MOUNTAIN LODGE

FOREST SERVICE BUILDING, ROLLA, MO

FORT BELLE FOUNTAIN, ST. LOUIS

JEWEL BOX, ST. LOUIS BOTANICAL GARDENS

ARROW ROCK, MO

ARROW ROCK SHELTER

BIG SPRINGS LODGE, VAN BUREN, MO

BIG SPRINGS, CABIN

WYANDOTTE COUNTY LAKE

MAIN LODGE, CAMP DAVID (YES! – THAT CAMP DAVID)

HEALTH CARE

JERSEY CITY MEDICAL CENTER

MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, FORT MEYERS, FLORIDA

CHARITY HOSPITAL, NEW ORLEANS

EDUCATION

ADULT EDUCATION

BLIND CHILDREN ART CLASS, SALEM, OREGON

KENNER, LA NIGHT SCHOOL FOR NEGROES

DAY CARE FACILITY, LINCOLN UNIVERSITY, JEFFERSON CITY

LINCOLN UNIVERSITY DAY CARE

CULTURE

LIBRARY BOOKMOBILE

BERNAL HEIGHTS LIBRARY, SAN FRANCISCO

LIBRARY, MIDVALE, UTAH

LIBRARY, NEW ORLEANS

ARCHEOLOGICAL DIG

FEDERAL BUILDING, BAS RELIEF, PEORIA, ILL

SCULPTURE, POST OFFICE, PHILADELPHIA

FOUNTAIN, EDISON, NJ

MONUMENT, GRIFFITHS OBSERVATORY, LOS ANGELES

MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION, BROOKFIELD, ILL

OKLAHOMA ZOOZEUM

REPTILE HOUSE, SAN DIEGO ZOO

TOLEDO ZOO

ST. PAUL, MN ZOO

HOLLYWOOD BOWL STATUE

BAND SHELL, PUEBLO, CO

BAND SHELL, DAYTONA BEACH, FLA

STATUE, LINCOLN, NEBRASKA

RESTORATION, MISSION SAN ANTONIO

RESTORATION, FORT D, CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO

FEDERAL THEATRE PROJECT

FEDERAL THEATRE NEGRO UNIT

FEDERAL THEATRE PROJECT

FEDERAL THEATRE PROJECT

FEDERAL MUSIC PROJECT

FEDERAL ART PROJECT

FEDERAL ART PROJECT

See the Tim Robbins Movie!

AND, FINALLY…

MURALS

DIEGO RIVERA, INDUSTRY

DIEGO RIVERA, SAN FRANCISCO CITY COLLEGE

COIT TOWER, SAN FRANCISCO

COIT TOWER

POST OFFICE, ANADARKO, OK

POST OFFICE, CHICAGO

POST OFFICE, LOUISBURG, NC

UTAH STATE CAPITOL, SALT LAKE CITY

HISTORY OF SLAVERY, SPRINGFIELD, MA

HARLEM HOSPITAL

MAGIC OF MEDICINE, HARLEM HOSPITAL

POST OFFICE, PLEASANT HILL, MO

THOMAS HART BENTON, MISSOURI STATE CAPITOL, JEFFERSON CITY

CONCLUSION

AND, FINALLY—TIME FOR ACTION!