Rebuilding America
REBUILDING AMERICA, Clean and Green
3 Million new jobs, 100 billion+ in additional tax revenue, 1st year 12.5 GDP
growth, with an average of 6% over 5 years, and 25 % cut to GHG (with
more after testing begins), unemployment down below 3%, better, long
lasting products, more money in consumer’s pockets
Year 1 (Building envelope and housing focused)
Inputs
(in B$$)
0 National building code, with penalties, and hold on sale/rental based on energy efficiency
as well as energy usage meters on cords of devices, phase in 2020, which is also the
payout year on the lend loss insurance. National recycling standards bill, requiring 2
weekly pick up, and 90% material reusability for electronics
-25 Training program –
{Treasury} Turn out 2 million qualified energy experts, priority for recent fossil fuel employees
levels, minimum energy efficiency of windows, doors and building envelopes,
Land grant colleges
20,000 teachers @65k (includes overhead) @ to teach Energy audit HVAC and
insulation
Stipends for 1 million low income/ hardship grants for 6 months @12,500
1 million no tuition scholarships
+100 Green bond issues-
{Public sales} Lend loss fund for 1 Trillion(assuming a very conservative 10% fail rate) in gov backed
conservation bonds for efficiency(up to 50% deal size), generation (20%), cosmetic(max
30%)
Outputs
Savings increase, nationally as the bonds become savings currency at high yield 4%
(in B$$)
1000 Retrofits and upgrades–
10 Million buildings being upgraded, building material sales, labor
+100 Revenue increase
Assumes a very low Income tax collection of 10% on the trillion spent
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