The article by Monica Davey in the New York Times, “States and Cities in Scramble for Stimulus Cash” tackles the newest focus in congress. After Tuesday, February 17 2009 president Obama signed the “Stimulus Package”. This economical stimulus package as we all know is designed to stimulate our struggling economy that is in recession. The closing figure ended up being $ 787 Billion. This amount is the same as saying the stimulus package would be the net worth of the 15th largest country in the world. Monica Davey touches on the issues that face the governmental leaders at the state and local levels.
Apparently we can see that this is a large sum of money that all 50 states will certainly benefit from if allocated in the correct manner. Davey states that governors and states hungering for money will be competing against other states. Important facilities such as Medicare, education, and job security are among the concerns of these government officials.
I agree with Davey in the fact that this capital will have to be spent in the areas that matter. My only concern is that politics will certainly play a part in all of this, which is something that we can’t avoid. Certain spending discrepancies will impact the more suburban areas as compared to the less rural areas, and will tremendously leave millions of people at a loss. At the end of the day I hope that this money will extend so that we can at least begin to lay the foundation for a secure infrastructure.
