The Modern New Deal

1. The Investment

• America’s infrastructure is graded C- by engineers and needs at least $9.1 trillion in upgrades (roads, bridges, ports, energy grids, water systems).

• My plan goes beyond repair — it will rebuild America for the modern age:

• High-speed rail systems connecting major cities

• AI-powered freeways with robotics for traffic safety and management

• Smart energy grids with renewable integration

• Modernized bridges, tunnels, ports, and airports built to last

2. The Jobs Program – Ending Unemployment

• Modeled after FDR’s Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) and Works Progress Administration (WPA) of the 1930s.

• Every American who wants a job will have a job.

• Deployment Style:

• Workers are organized into national construction brigades.

• They live in temporary housing (tents, hotels, basecamps) while on assignment.

• Support staff (cooks, medics, logistics) are hired and deployed too.

• Schedule:

• 2.5 weeks on site

• 1.5 weeks off at home

• Rotating deployment, military-style discipline and camaraderie.

3. Pay & Training

• Starting Pay: $70,000 per year — a true living wage.

• Raises annually for service and skill.

• On-the-job training: foremen, journeymen, and master tradesmen teach skills directly.

• Workers leave not only with a paycheck but with marketable trades skills (construction, engineering, robotics, electrical, plumbing, coding).

4. Financing

• This will be deficit-financed — just as the government borrows for war, we will borrow for rebuilding.

• Money is printed for wars, banks, and bailouts — it’s time it was printed for the American people.

• At $9 trillion, this is a generational investment — but it pays itself back in economic growth, jobs, and a modern America that can compete with China and Europe.

5. Impact

• End Unemployment: Millions of jobs created. Anyone who wants to work will be employed.

• Rebuild Communities: Modern, safe roads, bridges, schools, and cities.

• Strengthen America: A modernized infrastructure strengthens national security, trade, and global competitiveness.

• Restore Pride: Americans will take pride again in what we built — not what was outsourced.