re: #808 Killgore Trout

Interactive Map: The Nationwide Allocation of Recovery Funding

Don’t confuse the rhetoric and soundbites for reality. They all accepted stimulus money. Texas was the largest recipient of stimulus money despite all the BS about leaving the Union. Indiana was also one of the largest recipients.

Careful reading would have prevented that post. What i said was Indiana didn’t accept “all” the stimulus money offered. Indiana passed on the money tied to unemployment insurance and medicaid. You’ll also notice on that map that the money Indiana took is tied to tax-cuts.

online.wsj.com

A few governors, such as Mitch Daniels of Indiana and Rick Perry of Texas, had the foresight to turn down their share of the $7 billion for unemployment insurance, realizing that once the federal funds run out, benefits would be unpayable. “One of the smartest decisions we made,” says Mr. Daniels. Many governors now probably wish they had done the same.