Biden Finds Unlikely Allies In Massive State Rescue

[applegrove]

Biden Finds Unlikely Allies In Massive State Rescue

March 6, 2021 at 8:00 pm EST By Taegan Goddard 11 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2021/03/06/biden-finds-unlikely-allies-in-massive-state-rescue/

"SNIP......

Politico: “Republicans in Congress attacking President Joe Biden’s plan to pour hundreds of billions of dollars in pandemic relief aid into local governments are facing resistance — from GOP-run states and cities.”

“Republican mayors in Texas, Arizona, Florida and Oklahoma are among those backing Biden’s state and local government funding plan as part of the $1.9 trillion coronavirus aid bill that’s before the Senate, defying GOP lawmakers in Washington, who are broadly resisting the spending.”

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[Qutzupalotl]

1. In other words, "Shut up. They want to give us money."

[applegrove]

3. They deal with the immediate needs of people. Not governing doesn't pan out for their

political futures.

[Cha]

5. Yeah! **** your Brainwashed

Traitor constituents!

[Wounded Bear]

2. Mayors, and most governors, are usually pretty practical...

and they have direct constituents to answer to. Much more so than Senators, who only face voters every 6 years.

[Hortensis]

10. This. Used to be when corrupt and/or extremist factions took over

it was at the state or local levels, and the federal government was the stabilizer promoting the "general welfare."

[madville]

4. Cities and states can't create money out of thin air like the federal government can

We are going to get significant inflation because the markets and deficit can’t tolerate interest rate hikes. If you have fixed rate debt now and are invested in equities or real estate inflation isn’t totally bad, you have decent hedges in place.

[applegrove]

6. But everyone shopping on amazon will mean china gets alot of that money. So less inflation in the us

[Joinfortmill]

7. Love it

[BobTheSubgenius]

8. So, SOME have the sense to not cut off their hand to spite their arm.

Interesting. Refreshing. Novel.

Not exactly confidence-inspiring in the long run, because I have every expectation that they will backslide at some near-future point.

[Hortensis]

9. :) Hardly unlikely. Redistributing national wealth is how we made

a collection of semi-autonomous states into a wealthy nation with delineated nationwide standards, instead of wealthy states alongside poor "third world" ones and within states wealthy cities and counties surrounded by underdeveloped, impoverished areas. Rural electrification and voting rights.

Federal money, of course, always comes with federal requirements, so maybe agreeing to those is the "allies" part since right now the Democrats mostly set the requirements.