This is an interesting article, because it brings up a very good point. The dividing of the stimulus money will, I believe, prove to be a painful and seemingly unjust process. I feel that it will be painful because of all of the politicians that will be involved. I do not think that two politicians could agree on what to have for lunch, much less how to spend government money. Once the decision is made of how to split the money, there will be a large group of individuals that will feel that they were left out, or short-changed on the money. Which will lead to wide-spread feelings of distrust in out government, at the worst possible time? Not to mention, how will the management of the spending take place? Who will be responsible to hold the state and county governments responsible for their actions?
These are questions that I believe the author wants to bring to the attention of the non-political audience that read the New York Times. I personally feel that no matter how or what is done, there will be a large amount of people that will not be happy with the result. I hope that this is not the case, and that it does give our economy the boost that it needs.
