Actual Value of Infrastructure Spending

According to analysis of the stimulus policies, there is an indication of high “multiplier” from the infrastructure spending when compared to other government spending such as the tax cuts. This means that the infrastructure dollars flow to the economy and has the capacity of creating more employment opportunities than any other form of government spending (Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, 2011). It can be found that, for instance, every dollar of government spending do boost the entire economy by almost $1.44 while dollar spent on the refundable lump sum tax return add by $1.22 towards the economy (Shear, 2011). In another study that was…..