It is an amazing contrast between Reagan and Obama.
Reagan was certain that opportunity for growth and a smaller Federal government, getting out of the way of free enterprise, was the way to repairing a stressed economy. He was entirely correct.
Obama is certain that a larger Federal government is the answer...one that increases the size and scope of bureacracy and aims to move the economy with government jobs, rather than private sector free enterprise. He is wrong. There is only so many road and bridge improvement projects that will really grow the economy...great for maintenance, but it' really not a growth industry.
If Obama does so, just who is he gonna find to pay that bill. Oh, yeah, that would be me and you as taxpayers.