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$30B IT Stimulus Will Create Almost 1 Million Jobs

itif writes "This report takes a look at how many jobs you get if you invest $10 billion each in three different IT infrastructure projects — broadband, health IT and the smart grid. It argues that if you are going to be spending billions on a stimulus package, investing in 'digital infrastructure' creates more jobs than physical infrastructure (e.g. roads and bridges) in the short-term, and you get a whole host of other benefits in the long-term."

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  1. A million jobs by Profane+MuthaFucka · · Score: 2, Funny

    in INDIA. That's the part they left out.

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  2. Re:I have Animal Farm on the brain by AioKits · · Score: 2, Funny

    Not to worry my friend *sips koolaid* Four legs good, two legs better.

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  3. I'm all for abandoning roads and bridges by SuperKendall · · Score: 4, Funny

    It's the only way automakers will finally have enough motivation to give us our flying cars. This the future, dammit.

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  4. Re:Bad economics by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Gasp! True libertarian thinking on slashdot?

    Welcome to -1

  5. Re:Or... by geminidomino · · Score: 4, Funny

    Tomato..tomato..

    You do realize that that particular idiom doesn't translate well to text-based communication, right? ;)

  6. Re:It can't all be digital by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Two words: Giant catapults!

  7. Re:Love it! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Your rates won't go up, but you'll probably die before you get that MRI!

  8. Re:Why the Soviet Union Collapsed... by keithjr · · Score: 4, Funny

    Well, we solve that problem by paying farmers not to grow food. Thus, no rotting in the fields.