Why would anyone suggest giving the federal government more money? The states in general do more in general to actually help everyday Americans.
so government can directly employ people who don't currently have jobs. this will create a money multiplier effect as those workers go out and spend their new paychecks, which puts more cash in the hands of other workers in the economy, who then spend some of it, and so on and so on. in this way, GDP grows.
that's an answer. i'm not sure it's a great answer, but it's an answer i've heard an awful lot.
another answer is so the federal government can build large infrastructure projects (like an interstate highway system or Hoover dam), the theory being that this will pay off richly for society and the economy later on.
Why shouldn’t we make it easier for private industry to compete -for instance by not making the US the only industrialized country where your insurance is tied to your company?
Why not increase the earned income tax credit and make it easier to be distributed during the year. That would encourage work and it was something that was historically supported by both Republican and Democratic administrations.
The way things are going lately, I have a lot more trust in private industry than the federal government.
So other groups have to give tbe federal government less money. The article was pretty clear about that.