wouldn't it be nice if the stimulus had some kind of state/local initiative piece to it that gave money to a state for use in retaining in-state jobs?
would need some regs around that, so as to make the money work, not just get transferred to a pork project or to already overextended spenders.
I have no clue how one would legislate this, even if given time to craft it rather than 72 hours to put it in an omnibus spending bill. But it would really be nice if some of that money could be deployed where it really might make a difernece.