The G-20 meeting in Australia didn’t focus sufficiently on hte lessons of the Japanese economy.  The International Monetary Fund has repeated over and over that government spendiing is necessary to stimulate sluggish economies around the globe.

W-T-W.org Women and Finance is advocating a 20-year infrastructure program to make long overdue and necessary repairs to roads, bridges, and public transportation in the US.  This would also employ people who have been out of work for too long.  We think this program is a win-win.  While repiars are made, we can focus on preparing people for the jobs of the future so that there is a better match between workers and jobs.

At  G-20 what needed to be done was clear.  The question is: Does the world have the political will.