Is/Was this a wise governing decision? Why or why not?

Read the excerpt from Plutarch’s speech on public works programs on the course page. After you do, discuss the reasons Plutarch felt that Greece should appropriate funds to pay some of its citizens to do public works and building projects?  Is there anything similar to this in the current structure of the United States government, or has there been in the past?  Is/Was this a wise governing decision? Why or why not?