On Tuesday, House Democrats followed the lead of the Senate in approving a $26 billion bill designed to save jobs for teachers, health care workers and first responders around the countries. But is it right to force fiscally sound states to bail out the irresponsible ones? Is it even Constitutional? What does it say about state leaders that their first cuts would be for police, firefighters and teachers? And what should they be doing in this financial pinch to make ends meet? We ask Jonathan Williams, director of the Tax and Fiscal Policy Task Force at the American Legislative Exchange Council.
