Originally Posted by buggyone

I overheard a conversation a short time ago that was interesting and would like to get viewpoints - not to argue any viewpoint.

One person was talking about being instrumental in setting up the processes for establishing a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) unit in a hospital that would be used to treat patients suffering such injuries. The hospital and community has no such resource at the present time. He was saying this would create as well as to bring additional jobs to that community. The jobs would be in the form of medical personnel such as specialized doctors, nurses, clinical and counseling psychologists, medical support people, and rehabilitation personnel.

The other person was saying that was a noble thing to be doing however, it did not amount to his idea of what is needed. What would be more important would be to create jobs that would stimulate the economy such as manufacturing things in a factory. The funds to create such a specialized unit in a medical center could better be used to upgrade a local factory so people would be put to work.

Any viewpoints?