B grows period as of now. If we could stop that growth we wouldn’t be in this shape as a nation. You’re right it grows till it dies but we have a political class that is going to resort to more and more extreme measures to keep the beast alive.
What I’m saying is that doing the right thing for the state and federal should be enough to pull the city along. However that includes saying “No” to the city looking for handouts as we encourage them to behave responsibly.