Saturday, July 11, 2009
Billions in aid go to areas that backed Obama in '08
...Counties that supported Obama last year have reaped twice as much money per person from the administration's $787 billion economic stimulus package as those that voted for his Republican rival, Sen. John McCain, a USA TODAY analysis of government disclosure and accounting records shows. That money includes aid to repair military bases, improve public housing and help students pay for college.
The reports show the 872 counties that supported Obama received about $69 per person, on average. The 2,234 that supported McCain received about $34. ...
Blue-State Stimulus?
..."There's no politics at work when it comes to spending for the recovery," insisted White House spokesman Robert Gibbs.
Of course, he's right. No one actually sits down and directs the money to Obama supporters and away from McCain supporters.
They don't have to. It's baked in the cake. That's the way our national laws are written. They benefit supporters of Democrats, who tend to support big government, and disadvantage supporters of the GOP, who tend not to support big government.
No wonder polls show people losing faith in the stimulus.
To date, most of the $158 billion that has been made available has gone to state governments. And the bulk has gone to places like California, Connecticut, New York and New Jersey — blue states all....
