AReluctantEssayist t1_jaegbyn wrote on February 28, 2023 at 9:10 PM

Reply to comment by NoMoLerking in Northampton to use pandemic relief dollars for 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' manhole covers by Boston1_

Cannot help but feel there's a bit of difference.

NoMoLerking t1_jaei4h8 wrote on February 28, 2023 at 9:21 PM

Now let’s go through the dozens of WPA projects that seem a little silly today.

AReluctantEssayist t1_jaejaym wrote on February 28, 2023 at 9:29 PM

First of all, this particular WPA project wasn't silly, it was an effort to inform the American public of the poverty in the Midwest brought about by the Dust Bowl and therefore show the importance of the New Deal, which is why it is different from the Jerusalem of hipsters putting the TMNT on a manhole cover.

Second of all, the WPA was an effort to get every able-bodied American to work to revive the faltering American economy which, I reiterate, is quite distinct from a piece of government-sanctioned fanart.