Topic > Sound Infrastructure Plan - 1862

There is no solution to America's current foreclosure crisis. However, there are many solutions. Some go straight to the heart of the problem while others take a longer route. Some are effective solutions while others are just quick fixes. I think there is a solution that will have long-term effects and solve the current foreclosure crisis. I call this solution the “Robust Infrastructure Plan.” This plan not only solves the foreclosure crisis, but it solves the unemployment problem and repairs America's deteriorating infrastructure. In essence, the entire foreclosure crisis is a result of the current unemployment crisis. The reason for all the foreclosures is that people don't have money to pay their mortgage. If the mortgage is not paid, the creditor, whether a bank or building society, can seize the property. To solve the foreclosure crisis, you must first solve the unemployment crisis, because the foreclosure crisis and the unemployment crisis are directly related. If one gets worse, the other gets worse too. If one improves, the other does the same. The first and biggest part of my “Strong Infrastructure Plan” is to create jobs. To do this I propose to fix America's failing infrastructure. The 2009 infrastructure report card gave an overall grade of “D” nationwide, so there is a lot of work to do. My plan has three areas that contributed to the overall grade listed above: “Roads,” “Railways,” and “Inland Waterways.” Both “Roads” and “Inland Waterways” received a “D-” on the report card while “Rail” received a “C-.” Looking at these grades one can say without a doubt that there is a lot of work to be done. When you read the report card for the first time, the grade f... in the middle of the paper... the unemployment crisis is directly related. As mentioned before, when one issue is addressed, so is the other. My plan solves both by solving one. The foreclosure crisis is a serious problem and should be solved now. If America continues to ignore this problem, we will continue to fall deeper into a recession. To solve the foreclosure crisis as well as any future crisis or problem, we must act now instead of waiting for the problem to worsen. We need to stop avoiding problems and face them now. Waiting only gives time for the problem to develop into a crisis like the one faced now. Many of our economic problems are directly related to each other. If we address one, we have the opportunity to address many. As a great man said: “We must kill many birds with one stone, not one bird with one stone, because that will get us nowhere..”