Monica Davey wrote the article “States and Cities in Scramble for Stimulus Cash” for the New York Times. I believe this article was written to inform the American people how the stimulus bill will work. There are positives and negatives. It will help states start projects creating thousands of new jobs. Some states already have a list of projects, which is good because this article states that in order for the bill to work the money will have to be put to use immediately. Some states will be getting more money than others though, which not everyone likes. The states with not as large of a deficit will not get as much money which is not necessarily “fair” to everyone. They feel like they will be penalized for not being as broke as other states.
I think the main objective of this article is just to let the people know how the money is going to be split up and that not everyone is on board with this plan but hopefully everyone will appreciate the outcome. In times like this new jobs are a very good thing, regardless of how we get them. Eventually the spending will come full circle, less people will be out of work, and less people will be losing their homes.
Tara Gombar
