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Sen. Paul Simon would like to invest $8 billion in a jobs program that would put 3 million unemployed Americans to work.

Well, why not?

If we can seriously think about investing $500 billion in a public-works program for the aerospace industry (”Star Wars”), then who will begrudge a few billions for those who just want to escape poverty, not gravity?