Senator Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) recently said what millions of others know, too: America is awash in wasted stimulus money. Dorgan rightly observes that his state of North Dakota does not need $128 million in stimulus funds for border checkpoints. Border security funds should be spent on areas with high border traffic.
Dorgan might have remained silent while his state received the money, but only at the price of condoning irresponsibility.
Many communities won’t be so principled; cities and states will grab whatever money they can get, even if they’re unprepared to use the money effectively.