Why state, local governments need more stimulus
By Geert De Lombaerde Posted on October 26, 2009 at 9:10 am
Employment in state and local governments appears to lag that in the private sector by about a year. Given that the latter fell off cliff about a year ago, there’s a case to be made that funneling more stimulus cash to local governments now will stave off more job losses.
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Just what our state needs? More employees to hire on
an emergency basis that winds up being a short term fedrally paid, but permanent state/city
employee when the federal dollars are gone.