[JonPreston]

leaving roughly $500 billion in theoretically unspent funds

I've been hearing about unspent COVID money for nearly 2 years. Can anyone explain how money doled out from Washington remains unspent by cities, towns, municipalities, etc??

[lurk]

Can anyone explain how money doled out from Washington remains unspent by cities, towns, municipalities, etc??

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DC shoves it across the table. It’s up to cities and states to take it. It always has strings attached. Handouts are handcuffs.