In Monica Davey's article "States and Cities in Scramble for Stimulus Cash" posted in the New York Times informs the public that there will be drastic decisions for states to figure out how there money will be dispersed. With our country in a huge money deficit there are many questions, where the money should go, how much are we getting and how will it be spent? For instance in Missouri they intend to spend theirs on transportation that will also open up job opportunities while in Florida a city of 150,000 that are sitting on aging sewer pipes that need repair. This will be the greatest release of federal dollars since Lyndon B. Johnson's Great Society program which is going to cause many political battles.
There will be much debate between governors, legislatures, state capitols and city halls on where the money should go and yes there will be cities and Associations that get screwed out of some money. There is just too many items that need to be fixed and the problem is with what money? Yes our Nation is in trouble and it can be fixed. Is it going to happen this year? More than likely it probably won't be fixed in ten years.
