FEE’s daily email “FEE In Brief” noticed this Reuters report:
US House approves $155 billion jobs bill
The U.S. House of
Representatives on Wednesday approved a $155 billion measure
that seeks to create jobs and blunt the impact of the worst
recession since the 1930s.
By a vote of 217 to 212, the House approved additional
spending for “shovel-ready” construction projects and money to
avoid layoffs of teachers, police and other public employees.
The Senate is expected to consider the measure early next
year.
FEE’s comment is priceless: “It?ll be interesting to watch which states end up getting this money and how it affects the Health Care vote.”
Just demonstrates a basic economic principle: the demand for votes will produce a supply of cash for your district.