>This one at least has the potential to do some economic good.
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>If it were in the hands of the private sector it would. The government can only create government jobs. This does not help the economy.
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Wow.. the private sector would do it?
Let's see..

Lehman Brothers
Bear Stearns
Merrill Lynch
AIG

Want to back a little further?
Enron
WorldCom
Arthur Andersen

Want to back even further..
How about the Edsel?

The private sector brought on the depression of 1929 and the great recession of 2008.

Let me be clear. I love competition and free enterprise. But the notion that just because the government is not involved things will be peachy.. well....