Here’s a question/comment. I’d been thinking about the Red State Moochers a month or so ago … wondering if there are ways to make those states beef up their contributions to their own damn welfare. After reading yesterday’s column I remembered the debate “revenue sharing” v “block grants.” Under revenue sharing policy the states had to u…
Here’s a question/comment. I’d been thinking about the Red State Moochers a month or so ago … wondering if there are ways to make those states beef up their contributions to their own damn welfare. After reading yesterday’s column I remembered the debate “revenue sharing” v “block grants.” Under revenue sharing policy the states had to use the federal funds for the purposes specified by the feds: clean water $$ must be spent on clean water. But after Reagan the Red states began chipping away at funds under revenue sharing … and transferred the funds to block grants. Under block grants the states can do whatever they want with federal $. So a handy solution to this mooching would put more federal funding into revenue sharing programs & out of block grants. When I figure out what this involves I’ll let you know.
Here’s a question/comment. I’d been thinking about the Red State Moochers a month or so ago … wondering if there are ways to make those states beef up their contributions to their own damn welfare. After reading yesterday’s column I remembered the debate “revenue sharing” v “block grants.” Under revenue sharing policy the states had to use the federal funds for the purposes specified by the feds: clean water $$ must be spent on clean water. But after Reagan the Red states began chipping away at funds under revenue sharing … and transferred the funds to block grants. Under block grants the states can do whatever they want with federal $. So a handy solution to this mooching would put more federal funding into revenue sharing programs & out of block grants. When I figure out what this involves I’ll let you know.