Posted on 03/03/2021 7:13:52 PM PST by SeekAndFind
This week, the U.S. House passed, along party lines, the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. A vote in the U.S. Senate is expected soon. Buried within the 591-page bill is a $350 billion bailout for 50 states, tribal governments, U.S. territories, and more than 30,000 cities and counties.
Our auditors at OpenTheBooks.com finally located the $350 billion allocation, line-by-line, in a supplemental database hidden on the back end of the House Oversight Committee’s website.
We mapped the data to each of the 50 states. Click here to see how much taxpayer money Congress earmarked your hometown to receive from the COVID “relief” bill.
Congress tried to hide these line-by-line appropriations, but thanks to technology and the internet, you can search it for yourself.
Here’s a summary of our oversight findings — our top-down state analysis uses figures found in the Congressional Research Service (CRS) report issued 3/3/2021.
States
Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s House Democrats changed the allocation formula from being based on population to the unemployment rate. This change caused 23 states to gain $31.9 billion and 27 states to lose that funding. The four biggest winners were Democratic strongholds: California—which reaped an extra $6.7 billion; New York—which added another $6 billion; Illinois — increased by $2.1 billion; and New Jersey — a $2 billion increase.
Overall, California - Pelosi's home state - was allocated the most money ($42.3 billion), followed by Texas ($27.3 billion), New York ($23.5 billion), and tribal governments ($20 billion). They’re followed by states like Florida ($17.3 billion), Illinois ($13.5 billion), Pennsylvania ($13.5 billion), Ohio ($11 billion), Michigan ($10.1 billion), and New Jersey ($10 billion).
The biggest losers were Florida (-$2.3 billion), Vermont (-$2.1); and Wyoming (-$2 billion).
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Helicopter money from Neanderthals to Wokies.
They’ll waste it be right where they were in months.
With all that money at stake, many blue state mayors and governors would be very incentivized to help with election fraud
New York isn’t showing up for some reason. hard to believe NY got nada.
This is a perfect example of why party politics suck. If Congresscritters had their own testicles they would unite by state affiliation not by party.
Yep.
And as is commonly said (and true) they will eventually run out of other people’s money to spend.
They are bent on destroying this Republic, and will do so by killing the goose that lays the golden egg.
Cites and Localities – $65 billion
The largest cities received huge allocations of aid. For example, New York City received $4.3 billion, which is more money than 25 state governments. Chicago, with their bonds at junk status, was allocated $1.98 billion, an amount more than 12 state governments.
Democrats apparently don’t believe anyone will object to giving big bailouts to prosperous towns. Beverly Hills, CA, will receive $6.3 million while the Hamptons, NY, will get $8.6 million. They’re followed by Key West, FL ($10.1 million); Greenwich, CT ($21 million); Oyster Bay, NY ($32.7 million); and Cambridge, MA ($65 million).
In fact, the 50 richest places (Bloomberg) would receive $100 million in COVID-19 bailout funds. For example, Atherton, CA, the wealthiest city in America with an average household income of $525,000, received $1.3 million from the legislation.
Hillsborough, CA, reaps $2.1 million from the bill even though it boasts a median home price of $5.8 million. Scarsdale, NY—the richest place on the East Coast—would get $2 million in “relief.”
Democrats earmarked $2 million for the richest town in Texas, Highland Park. The median home price is $1.5 million and notable residents include the owner of the Dallas Cowboys, Jerry Jones, and the Bush family.
California’s sunny playgrounds get big bailouts including Manhattan Beach ($6.6 million); Newport Beach ($9 million); Palm Springs ($11 million); Palo Alto ($12 million); Brentwood ($12.1 million); Napa ($15 million); San Jose ($22 million); Santa Barbara ($22 million); Santa Monica ($29 million); Huntington Beach ($31 million); and even Berkeley ($68 million).
Other high-end vacation destinations like Palm Beach, FL ($3.7 million); Nantucket, MA ($1.1 million) and Martha’s Vineyard at Edgartown, MA ($428,000) received funding from the bill.
Search your hometown on our interactive map at OpenTheBooks.com.
Counties & U.S. Territories – $65 billion
Congress earmarked $1 billion for the top ten richest counties across the U.S. Four of the top six are located in Virginia and Maryland, inside the Washington, D.C. beltway. They include Loudon County, VA ($80.2 million); Howard County, MD ($63.2 million); Arlington County, VA ($45 million); and Fairfax County, VA ($4.5 million). With a median income of $136,000, Loudoun County has the highest income of any U.S. county with more than 65,000 residents.
The wealthy county of Santa Clara, CA, is set to receive a whopping $385 million from the legislation. Located in the heart of Silicon Valley, the county has the highest median income of any county in California. The county seat is the city of San Jose, where the average home price tops $1 million.
Here are the top five counties receiving the most money in COVID “relief”: Los Angeles County, CA ($2 billion); Cook County, IL ($1 billion); Harris County, TX ($914.1 million); Maricopa County, AZ ($870 million); and San Diego County, CA ($647.5 million).
During the past three years, Republicans and Democrats have helped drain the U.S. Treasury from the left and the right. Our national debt increased from $10 trillion (2008) to $19.6 trillion (2016) to $23.6 trillion (2020) and stands at $28 trillion today.
Continuing non-targeted coronavirus responses and bloated legislation will drive the national debt much higher.
Yeah, I saw that 30 seconds after I posted that.
Hush money....
Lock your state down.
Increase your states unemployment rate.
Get more money.
CalPERS has been saved with taxpayer money from all over the USA. How wonderful!!!
More likely it will go to the DNC in those counties.
Yes, because capitalism exists no matter what the economic system dictates. If you can steal legally and get paid for it people will do it. It’s low hanging fruit and the lowest common denominator.
Good for Democrats. They are the victors so they get to enjoy all the spoils.
DON’T STOP THE PRESSES! Keep printing Print Free Money !\
NOW IT IT’S LET THE KIDS PAY FOR IT
Free from Goverment ! Free! Just really means let the kids pay for it
Where’s the commercial or video showing a toddler happily playing suddenly being demanded to pay its thousands of dollars share of the national debt ? When the toddler breaks into screaming” HOW COULD THEY DO THIS TO ME ???” in tears ? posted this in my website
http://www.theusmat.com/index.htm
If this fraudulent election wasn’t going on Trump should vetoed this. NOW I HOPE HE EXPLAINS AND BLAMES THAT SHAKEDOWN FORCING ITS PASSAGE.
That democrat controlled house 5000 or more page budget blaster hasn’t been examined but I bet there is Bailouts for sanctuary states and cities along with a mountain of other appropriations going for give-a-way projects where Swamp family members wind up being “bag men” for those that voted for this.
Don’t care, I want my CHECK now!
Where’s my $1400 check???
8 MINUTES WITH AN ANGRY NURSE HAS HAD IT WITH COVID-19 BS!
!!LANGUAGE!!
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