In her article, " States and Cities Scramble for Stimulus Cash", written for the N.Y. Times, Monica Davey lays out some of the details of President Obama's spending plan for our country. In particular, she addresses the impact it will have on individual states and cities. I believe that Davey is trying to inform the general public about this, since no one, not even our senators and congressmen who voted on it, know any specifics about it. I think she does an excellent job in presenting the facts in a fair and balanced way.
In my opinion, Ms. Davey's piece highlights all the things that are wrong with this spending spree. It discourages welfare reform by punishing states for trying to reduce Medicaid spending and fosters division between governors and their states' legislative bodies. It promotes hasty decision making and opens the door for cronyism and corruption with so many government contracts up for bid. It makes cities and states more beholden to the Federal Government. This erosion of states' rights is bringing us even closer to the extinction of our United States as we know it.
I fear that if this massive amount of money is not distributed in an equitable fashion, we may witness civil unrest not seen since the 1960's. The rumblings of the silent majority are all ready starting. President Obama and his party would do well to listen before it becomes a roar.
