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There was a large, federally subsidized post-war investment in infrastructure across the country. A lot of that infrastructure is more expensive to maintain tha
by kingkawn 4y ago
There was a large, federally subsidized post-war investment in infrastructure across the country. A lot of that infrastructure is more expensive to maintain than the local tax base can fully afford. Federal help is not forthcoming. Hence…
- dc-programmer 4y agoThe state government of Mississippi, probably one of the worst in the developed world, has been known to impede Jackson from receiving block grants it is eligible for. A massive scandal is coming to a head where a whistleblower allegedly discovered that 70 million dollars of federal welfare funds where diverted to the ex-governors slush fund which he used to enrich allies such as Brett Favre. In a state that consistently finishes last along any dimension important to measure.