Biden administration threatens to rescind stimulus funds from Arizona over anti-mask school policy

[Grins]

7. Why you should NEVER give the states a penny without strings of steel.

"The initiative awarded cities, counties and states a sizable chunk of cash to spend mostly as they saw fit."

"Mostly" being the key word here.

I used to do federal sales. One day they added state and local government to my workload. Six months later I couldn't wait to get back to doing only federal. The money that the states would siphon off for unrelated programs and often stole, was too much for me. Block grants for Medicare/Medicaid? A snip off the top! Money for their schools they should be funding themselves but don't want to? Bought cars for the Sheriff.

And this is just Arizona.

Take the money back! They obviously don't need it.