STATE'S SHARE OF STIMULUS AID SETS OFF GRUMBLING

I found this article most interesting...The states hit the hardest, like Florida are at the bottom of the totem pole when it comes to Stimulus money...I'd like to know how the Dem Congress and Obama team decided how the money was to be distributed and why Rhode Island and DC are at the top of their recipient list? Alaska was a surprise too...this state showed up as one of the least distressed in other comparisons...New York, no surprise there...with Clinton at the helm...same for Vermont...little Howard Dean obviously paid off for them...goes a long way...The best part is not ONE of these states (and one that is not a state DC) are the big winners...Duh? I bet old Illinois and the state that helped Obama make it to the top is not happy to see these results...hmmm - guess they didn't help as much as they should have.

STATE'S SHARE OF STIMULUS AID SETS OFF GRUMBLING
Florida was hit hard by recession, but its cut is among lowest
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PER CAPITA STIMULUS

The Top 5 recipients, measured by per capita share of the $787 billion stimulus:
Washington, D.C. - $2,598
Rhode Island - $2,272
Alaska - $2,190
New York - $2,181
Vermont - $2,163
The five states receiving the lowest per capita share:
Utah - $1,372
Colorado - $1,452
Virginia - $1,526
Texas - $1,533
Florida - $1,545.47

Source: Center for American Progress, U.S. Census Bureau

Each month the Kaiser Family Foundation, a private nonprofit group, measures economic distress through a combination of home foreclosures, unemployment rates and food stamp participation. Here are the five most distressed states, and the five least.

Most distressed
Nevada
Florida
California
Georgia
Arizona

Least distressed
North Dakota
West Virginia
Wyoming
Nebraska
Louisiana
Sources: The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation (Statehealthfacts.org)
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