In her article, "States and Cities in Scramble for Stimulus Cash", NY Times writer Monica Davey is reporting on how the money for President Obama's 787 billion dollar stimulus package will be dispersed and spent from state to state. An influx of federal cash this nation hasn't seen since LBJ's Great Society Programs will be divided up and and sent state to state based in need. As Mr. Patterson- executive of the National Association of Stat Budget Officers- points out, "This is all rather daunting. Its alotof money and its happening so fast."
One problem I is how some state might not recieve money because they do not have a shortfall in their budget. North Carolina, for example, might not recieve money for education because they do not have a deficit in the budget. That being said, there is no deficit now but what about 6 months from now when the state has cut all it can cut? Or how some states might get less funding for alternative energy because they lack the resources to dedicate to such an undertaking. Why not give those state enough money and catch everyone up on alternative energy? One thing is for sure, this stimulus package is no easy fix, in fact it is the governments version of a Band-Aid to stop the bleeding that is our economy.