Badger Institute: Federal grants are turning states against their own people

States are increasingly “lured by the federal government” to receive so-called free money, but in the process have become “branch offices of Washington – or, even worse, indistinguishable from the federal government itself,” according to an analysis published by the state’s fiscally conservative think tank, the Badger Institute.

This costs taxpayers money and increasing intrusion into their personal lives that is unwarranted, the authors of the report argue.

The report, Federal Grantstanding, how federal grants are depriving us of our money, liberty and trust in government, concludes that Wisconsin taxpayers would be better off if the state received fewer federal grants-in-aid, and suggests changes to the state government administration...

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Ken Notes: Very interesting read. I am not sure I agree with the premise that we should get less, I do believe we need to level the playing field so that all our businesses can participate and/or benefit. Our federal parks and nation forests are a wonderful resource. Our federal programs supporting AG, and the food industry also come to mind as a pretty important resource. we need to look at this from BOTH sides...