Re: Bailout for schools will bring substantial jobs to the country

[Guest guest]

This passed unanimously this afternoon. I was also able to put it into the

hands of Governor Deval earlier this evening.

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>

> In an attempt to address the problems with indoor air quality problems and

> other necessary and crucial repairs needed in America's public schools to

> ensure that students, teachers and other school employees are not forced to

> learn and work in sick buildings in the United States, this Resolution is

> being submitted at Boston City Council meeting at 12 noon today.

>

> This is the ONLY answer we can see that would move the repair of schools in

> poor condition from the bottom of the priority list up to bailout status.

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> There isn't a state, city, town or hamlet in this country that can afford

> to fix our sick schools. The only answer is to make it a priority in this

> fashion.

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> Finding money to fix our schools will create construction jobs, putting so

> many of our unemployed trades people back to work. If people are working,

> they will be paying taxes on their wages, increasing the bottom line of

> our federal government to further assist in reduction of our federal debt.

> When people are working, states who assess an income tax will also see their

> revenues rise.

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> Supplies will be needed to do the projects, thus giving a substantial lift

> to the building supply industry, as well as other stakeholder businesses,

> thus creating even more jobs. Keeping teachers, children and other school

> employees out of their doctors' offices will SAVE healthcare expenses. If

> people are healthier, they will not be tapping into the expensive health

> care system.

>

> This is a win-win for all. Untold numbers of jobs will be created: if

> people are working to fix our schools. Those who get back to work will have

> money to spend in their local business communities, increasing consumer

> spending, If people forced to work in sick buildings are not sick anymore,

> they will be present and working at their jobs and will be more productive.

> If children are not exposed to contaminants in sick school buildings, they

> will be in school and not home sick. There most likely would be a reduction

> in emergency room visits for asthma and other medical problems associated

> with exposure to poor indoor air quality. Parents will see less days

> taking sick days from their places of work to tend to their sick children.

>

> I urge you to share this Resolution with your local elected officials.

> Ask them to file a similar resolution with their governing bodies. Go

> directly to your members of Congress. Ask them to support this. Let your

local

> construction unions know about this effort. Get them to help......but you

> can't just do nothing. Make them tell you why this won't work.

>

> If we don't take a stand now, safe and healthy schools for all will never

> be accomplished. Finding money to make sure school buildings are in the

> very best condition so children can learn without being sick HAS TO BE made a

> priority. If you don't step up and help make this happen, it never will.

>

> An ABSOLUTE CERTAINTY of more jobs, safer, healthier schools, reduction in

> healthcare costs and increased revenue to our government entities to pay

> down debt and fund necessary programs sounds like one piece of the puzzle to

> get our economy moving again. Please tell me why this won't work.

>

> Mulvey son

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> 1242010.pdf_

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> City of Boston

> In City Council

>

> Resolution Requesting the Massachusetts Congressional Delegation to Assist

> School Districts

> By Councillor Chuck

> January 27, 2010

>

> Whereas, The Boston Public Schools estimates that it will require five

> hundred million dollars ($500,000,000) to make all the repairs and

improvements

> necessary to put Boston's public school infrastructure into good

> condition; and

>

> Whereas, the City administration invests an average of thirty five million

> dollars ($35,000,000) a year in capital improvements in school

> infrastructure; and

>

> Whereas, at the rate of thirty five million dollars ($35,000,000) a year,

> it will take fifteen (15) years of investment in school infrastructure to

> accumulate the five hundred million ($500,000,000) which is needed today; and

>

> Whereas, given the difficulty of increasing the yearly amount invested in

> school capital repair, it is clear that the City of Boston does not have the

> financial capacity of bringing our school infrastructure into good

> condition; and

>

> Whereas, the state has not distributed to Massachusetts school districts

> any money for capital repair for the last three years; and

>

> Whereas, while state solicited information from school districts last year

> regarding priority school infrastructure needs, it emphasized also its

> inability to fund any more than one school per district, if that; and

>

> Whereas, the federal government historically has not assisted the financing

> of public school infrastructure; and

>

> Whereas, there was no money for school infrastructure repair in last year's

> federal stimulus package; and

>

> Whereas, it is estimated that it will cost two hundred and fifty billion

> dollars ($250,000,000) to bring our national public school infrastructure

> into good condition; and

>

> Whereas, government investment in construction is viewed by economists as

> one of the better stimulus mechanisms give the high multiplier effect that

> construction activity has on local economies; Therefore, Be It

>

> Resolved, that the Boston City Council calls on our Massachusetts

> Congressional Delegation to lead a campaign to persuade the President and

Congress

> to take two hundred and fifty billion dollars ($250,000,000 from returned

> bank bailout money to distribute to school districts throughout the country

> to assure that by December 2013 we will have a safe, healthy national

> public school infrastructure.

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