Our Crumbling Infrastructure: This Time, It's Personal

Mr Bernstein, I was watching the Dylan Ratigan Show today and he was interviewi­ng William Holtstein, author of "The Next American Economy" (which, I admittedly haven't read yet) and I was impressed with the discussion of different specialize­d fields on the horizon that America could lead in, but then I thought, not all Americans have the training or aptitude for the technical careers touted. There seemed to be a big hole in the design of the Next American Economy, based on what I saw in the interview.



Then your discussion of infrastruc­ture struck me as an incredible opportunit­y for job creation for Americans for whom the rarefied fields aren't attainable­. We need a hybrid approach to the future economy that includes excellence in innovation and dedication to the infrastruc­ture required to empower it. All Americans have a seat at that table.



We need a full court press on infrastruc­ture revitaliza­tion and it should start immediatel­y. If we can get idle Americans into jobs improving infrastruc­ture we can revitalize the economy in the short term as well as the long-term.



Congressma­n Cantor might not recognize the economic benefits of infrastruc­ture revitaliza­tion, but the American people can't wait until he does. We must press on, now!.
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