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Wisconsin getting the short end of stimulus money

Posted by Mary Lazich on July 3, 2009 | 0 comments

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A Wall Street Journal analysis finds great inequities in the distribution of federal stimulus money. Some states with high unemployment rates have received less stimulus dollars per capita. The newspaper reports:

“Nevada, where unemployment stood at about 10% when the plan was passed, is getting $541 for each resident from the stimulus money allocated so far, a Wall Street Journal analysis found. Wyoming, where the 3.9% jobless rate was the lowest in the country in February, is getting $1,074 per person.”

Wisconsin has received $561 per resident. Only five states have received less: Virginia, North Carolina, Nevada, Florida, and Georgia.

Here is the Wall Street Journal story and a chart comparing the states’ stimulus spending by resident with unemployment rates during February and May 2009.