Improvements?

While browsing the internet, I found an interesting article from the New York Times web site. Although we are done studying the Great Depression, I still thought it would be worthwhile to write a blog on how similar the topics discussed in this article were to events taking place during the Great Depression’s time period. This article talks about the public works plan Obama looks to put into effect once he takes office in January. Americans’ have lost 2 million jobs in the past year, very similar to the time period surrounding the Great Depression. Once Obama takes office, he will put into effect a work plan that will create jobs for the middle class. This is very similar to the Great Depression, when FDR created the New Deal to create jobs for the unemployed. The only difference is that the jobs Obama is creating are new-era jobs, such as expanding broadband internet access and making buildings more energy efficient while FDR built highways and railroads. I thought this was very interesting how we have progressed to our improvements consisting of twenty-first century technology. It is thought if he can succeed in advancing our nation in such a way, it will be a major advantage for the United States in the global economy. This made me think about our unit’s topic of ‘Progress?’ I thought that these improvements would be considered progress because it gives the nation an extreme advantage in global economy, which is a major part of how our nation operates.