Assignment #4, J. Helms

The article "States and Cities in Scramble for Stimulus Cash," by Monica Davey, was published in the NYTimes. This article is about the problems with the stimulus once it gets passed and how the government will handle the disbursement of it. I believe that this article is written to inform the tax payers of how they may be affected by the stimulus package. The basic argument is that each state has its own needs for the money and they are competing with the other states to get their share to be able to do their own projects. Also, each state is competing against itself on who is going to handle the money and what the money is going to be spent on. Everyone has their own opinions on how it should be spent.