Why does the "other" party play into FDR’s "fear in itself"? How can the party of states’ rights object to bailing out the states desperately cutting budgets to the detriment of their financial status? What better way to kick off the economy than to assist locales in Medicaid, school budgets and repairs, community colleges, and a host of other ways to reduce unemployment roles and deterioration of infrastructures? Apparently, the party perceives aid as just another road to perks rather than common good investments. If we truly want to stimulate the economy, we cannot ignore the needs closer to home.

Furthermore, in light of the huge deficits on the federal level, it strikes me as hypocritical to hold states to balanced budgets.