States drawing up big wish lists for the COVID relief money

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4 thoughts on “States drawing up big wish lists for the COVID relief money

  1. It is funny that I have never received a bill for past debt from the government not even a Vietnam or Iraq war bill. So this life long conservative statement must just be that.

  2. If we continue on this path, at some point we will be in the same position as Greece faced a few years ago, and the financial pain will be administered by foreign entities who no longer want to hold our debt (China, anyone). It is bad enough we should not have spent $1.9 Trillion [there is $1 Trillion left unspent from the last Covid relief bill, and very, very little in the current $1.9Trillion is targeted in the short term to true Covid relief], but when the States spend their monies, much of their spending of this “windfall” will create further ongoing expenses and financial obligations. Think of it this way – if you spend $10,000 on installing new gutters for your house, it protects the house and landscaping (likely saving other maintenance expense), and there is no further expense beyond installing the gutters. What the States will likely do is use the hypothetical $10,000 for a downpayment on a boat… and then will have to not only pay off the boat in the future (requiring MORE money), but also pay the not insignificant ongoing maintenance and operating costs (again, MORE money). And the more irresponsible a State is, the more likely they will seek another Federal bailout in the future. And why not – they got a reprieve in this $1.9 Trillion…

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