Subject: RE: idea: re: Baltimore
From: Dan Weiss <[email-masked]>
To: John Podesta <[email-masked]>
Cc: Eryn Sepp <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 30 Apr 2015 21:36:03 +0000

Then my work is done here….8>)

Another thought—include climate resilience investments as part of infrastructure upgrade (or make it a separate program).  It would be great to propose something that would help S. FL deal w/sea level rise, and employ local low income people, which (hopefully) the media would query S. FL’s 2 most prominent politicians about the Clinton Save our Shores program (or whatever).  We win no matter what they say.  Anyway, more 2 cents worth from the peanut gallery.

Thanks! Dan w

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From: John Podesta [mailto:[email-masked]]
Sent: Thursday, April 30, 2015 3:05 PM
To: Dan Weiss
Cc: Eryn Sepp
Subject: Re: idea: re: Baltimore

We're thinking about something like that. Thanks.
On Apr 30, 2015 10:36 AM, "Dan Weiss" <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>> wrote:
Hi John—I hope you are surviving the launch.   From the looks of your 10 seconds on C-span at WHCA you looked fine.

I had a small idea as a potential policy proposal re: Baltimore.   From what I have read, the hollowing out of places like West Baltimore is partly due to the decline of manufacturing in these cities.  In WB case, it’s the departure of GM, Bethlehem Steel, et al over the last 40 years.

What about proposing an infrastructure investment program targeted towards communities/SMSAs with a poverty rate of XX percent, and require that a certain percent of project workers come from the community?  I would imagine that infrastructure repair would provide some low-skill, higher wage jobs for people like manufacturing used to.  Do any of the infrastructure programs (revolving funds for drinking water and sewage, highways/transit et al) have existing provisions that enable the administrator of said program to target resources in this way?  Or maybe take the $4 billion annually in special tax breaks for big oil to pay for this.  (This would require Congress, of course.)

This is not my area of expertise, as you know.  Its just a small idea that could spark other ideas for a proposal to help address the problem that seems at or near the root of the unrest in Baltimore.

Hang in there!   Dan W

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