The reason conservative governors such as Rick Perry have turned down federal aid during this cycle is that such aid forces state and local governments to commit to a higher baseline, which usually means higher taxes — I predict that nobody who is calling for the government to be anti-cyclical during this recession is going to suddenly start cheering for layoffs when the boom times return.
Other than balancing the state's $12B shortfall last year with stimulus money, yeah, he's totally turned down aid.
Please. Perry has turned the Lone Star State into a big welfare queen.
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