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So you think that money going from, say, Arlington to Washington and then being distributed with strings is bad, but money going from Arlington to Richmond and coming back with strings is okay because "the higher level of government is ultimately accountable"?

I'm not sure how you arrived at the first part because I didn't state that money being distributed with strings attached by the federal government was bad. I'm a little confused by the second part because AFAIK money being sent from Richmond to Arlington comes from the state's entire pool of tax revenue, not just tax receipts that came from Arlington.

I think the Founders meant to keep decisions fairly local, and at the time, the states were the right-sized unit of government. Now, in most cities, the city or metro region is.

I think they meant for local decisions to be funded locally as well. Hence the reasoning behind eliminating the federal gas tax.

by Fitz on Jun 8, 2012 1:47 pm • link • report

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