Today’s John Hood column is a must read:

Perdue and her defenders seem to believe that if they insist loudly enough on the distinction between my left pocket and my right pocket, I’ll forget that both pockets are on the same pair of pants – and that regardless of which pocket gets picked, the money comes from the same bank account.

Some of us get the fact that federal money isn’t a gift from above. Others —mostly local politicians —-not so much.