"Edwin Pawlowski" wrote in message
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"ameijers" wrote in message
This whole 'federal aid'
thing is a scam. 40+ years of this 'free' federal money has resulted in
way
too much power flowing to DC, and Federal usurpation of functions that
should be done at the local, county, and state levels. He who has all the
gold makes all the rules, etc.


It is a way of getting things approved.

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It also helps cover the local cost of meeting new federal mandates,
requirements which originate in Washington and direct local governments to
do something but without providing funds for the task.