[paul51]

Going into high gear on this idea would put lots of people back to work, that is, if that is what you really want to do.

So would digging holes with shovels

[Bob]

Going into high gear on this idea would put lots of people back to work, that is, if that is what you really want to do.

So would digging holes with shovels

And, once the holes have been dug, even more people could be put back to work filling them in.