Illinois State Senate President Don Harmon sent a letter April 14 on behalf of the Illinois Senate Democratic Caucus to members of Congress requesting $40 billion in federal funds for the beleaguered state.
Although the letter comes under the guise of unprecedented COVID-19 disruptions, the purposes for which Illinois and other states seek additional federal funds are anything but unprecedented. Opening the floodgates to federal taxpayer dollars to cover states’ self-imposed fiscal woes would only lead to even further fiscal recklessness.
Rachel Greszler of the Heritage Foundation's Daily Signal gives three reasons states like Illinois should not get a Congressional bailout:
- Congress already provided enough COVID-19 relief—states want unfettered funds.
- The money would reward decades of reckless mismanagement, including bailing out unfunded pensions.
- The federal buck won’t stop here.
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