Sunday, July 10, 2011

We invest in roads; why not people?

We invest in roads; why not people?
The Hamilton Spectator
July 5, 2011

Hightlights:

In sum, higher benefits, better training, accessible child care and affordable housing are all areas where making further investments would allow us to achieve the far greater and dynamic economic benefits made possible by our existing investments. Be it the Kubursi report or the story of the child-care system that pays for itself, it is clear that investing in people is like investing in roads. To treat it as money wasted is to ignore the evidence, and to forego our greater prosperity.