The best way to fix the economy is to do exactly what Franklin Roosevelt did in the 1930s. Instead of handing out money like candy, the government needs to feed it into the middle class through public works projects. Doing this will modernize the nation's infrastructure and create millions of jobs. Here are some of the projects that the government should invest in.

I think that the economic and political environment is right to push through a major program for mass transit on a federal level with both inter-state plans and matching funds for states. This would better address long-term fuel prices, as well as congestion and the rising cost of flying.