address " ▁America ' s ▁" struct ural ▁economic ▁problems ▁directly ▁by ▁creating ▁over ▁ 7 ▁million ▁jobs " ▁at ▁a ▁time ▁when ▁" the ▁nation ▁strugg les ▁with ▁long - term ▁un emp loyment ▁at ▁rates ▁not ▁seen ▁in ▁gener ations , ▁and ▁as ▁infrastr ucture ▁cr umb les ▁across ▁the ▁nation ." ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁supp or ters ▁and ▁people ▁who ▁end ors ed ▁K uc in ich ' s ▁candid acy ▁for ▁Congress , ▁the ▁bill ▁" w ould ▁create ▁millions ▁of ▁private ▁sector ▁jobs ▁and ▁re build ▁America ' s ▁infrastr ucture ▁while ▁pay ing ▁off ▁the ▁national ▁deb t , ▁all ▁without ▁raising ▁tax es ," ▁while ▁many ▁supp or ters ▁of ▁the ▁Occ up y ▁movement ▁vo iced ▁similar ▁sent iments . ▁The ▁Green ▁Party ▁in ▁New ▁York , ▁in ▁its ▁official ▁platform , ▁has ▁end ors ed ▁the ▁NE ED ▁Act , ▁while ▁other ▁Green ▁Party ▁organizations ▁have ▁end ors ed ▁the ▁not ions ▁advoc ated ▁in ▁the ▁bill , ▁in ▁a ▁platform ▁called ▁" Green ing ▁the ▁D ollar ." ▁ ▁Crit ic ism ▁The ▁argument ▁for ▁" Un ited ▁States ▁M oney ," ▁as ▁opposed ▁to ▁Fed - iss ued ▁money , ▁is ▁not ▁new . ▁As ▁far ▁back ▁as ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁Abb a ▁L erner ▁had ▁dismiss ed ▁such ▁arguments , ▁pointing ▁out ▁that ▁the ▁central ▁bank ▁can , ▁at ▁any ▁time , ▁start ▁" print ing ▁money " ▁to ▁match ▁government ▁def ic it - sp ending ▁"