Stimulus Save's 60 Jobs so far

(CNN) -- President Obama said Tuesday that the country already is "seeing shovels hit the ground" on the first infrastructure repair project funded through the Transportation Department's share of the $787 billion stimulus bill.

Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said, "The work begins today in Montgomery County, Maryland, where a work crew is starting on a project to resurface Maryland State Highway 650 -- a very busy road that has not been fully repaired in 17 years."

The resurfacing contract is going to a Pennsylvania-based family-owned company, America Infrastructure, LaHood said.

He said the project will support 60 jobs. "And that's how we're going to get the country back on its feet," LaHood added.

Mark Compton, director of government affairs for American Infrastructure, said his company received $2.1 million in federal funds, by way of the Maryland State Highway Administration.

The money will be used to repave and add safety features to a stretch of the highway.

Compton said the cash infusion is the "catalyst" to create 60 jobs, including bringing back some laid-off employees. - CNN

Can anyone tell me what is wrong with this picture? $2.1 Million Dollars and we put 60 people to work? That is Genius! Obama is on to something here. With this ratio the stimulus could put 22.5 million people to work. This is unbelievable, I don't know what everyone was questioning? Bush didn't put that many people to work.

Now in 3 months or less when the job is done they are back on the unemployment line, but who needs to be greedy? The stimulus works, he didn't say it would be permanent work! Come on people get on board this is serious stuff.