In a recent blog post, “Put Down that Shovel,” Andy Kessler criticizes government attempts to create jobs and stimulate the economy with hackneyed infrastructure projects (building roads and bridges). As a more productive alternative, he suggests our job production mirror the modern economy we now live in by shifting government spending toward more high-tech projects.
We were enthused to read that two of his ideas for high-tech stimulus included document scanning!
That’s right, document scanning is not only productive in your office, but for the nation’s economy. At least Andy Kessler, former hedge fund manager and author of “How We Got Here,” thinks so. Kessler suggests in his article that scanning student textbooks and medical records would yield great benefits. As the article states, scanning medical records would save time and money on an enormous scale. Another innovative project, scanning student textbooks could modernize education, and transform twenty pound backpacks into lighter, more high tech alternatives like the Amazon Kindle.
Other interesting and insightful projects include:
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Wireless installation in streetlights
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Fiber optic home installations for faster internet speeds
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Protein sequencing for cancer prevention
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Construction of the “smart electric grid”
