It was suggested that I post this as a diary to get these ideas out, it's a slow news Sunday afternoon, here it is. I've run it up the flagpole, let's see if anyone salutes.
This is basically a set of recommendations for what a President and Congress who actually wants to solve the problem can get going while a program with long-term fixes is put together; something to do for the first "100 days".
Some of you may already have seen this or portions of this, these are some ideas that have been cooking in my head for a while and I decided to put them together and see how people react. There are a lot of things
What I propose here is not THE solution but I'd settle for a decent starting point to stabilize the situation while we work on the long-term answers.
Also note that the best jobs program the Obama Administration can possibly create would be a serious crash program of the sort described here to transition off fossil fuel, creating jobs across the occupational and educational spectrum.
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