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by Mike Larson Dear Subscriber, It's been one heck of a week in American politics. We have a new president-elect in Barack Obama ... a new approach to governing this country ... and lots of new ideas about how to get the economy off its back. For instance, Obama has proposed investing billions of dollars on infrastructure — • New bridges, • Improved roads, and • Better schools. But that could get darn expensive ... really fast. In fact, the American Society of Civil Engineers estimates the U.S. would need to spend $1.6 TRILLION over five years to get the nation's infrastructure into ideal shape. President-elect Obama will need more than Superman's powers to put the economy back together again. Obama is also considering a second economic stimulus package. The number being bandied about is $175 billion — including tax checks for Americans and a tax credit aimed at creating jobs. Another proposal calls for spending $150 billion over 10 years to develop cleaner sources of ener...
