Gobsmacked. I'm thinking there's something else going on here other than just not wanting to take the money. What exactly about the money would make it "filthy"? As one commenter said on the paper's site- Maybe the elderly folks can carry the disabled ones to the doctor?
LEBANON — Warren County is saying “no thank you” to federal stimulus funds.If you know anyone in the Warren County area (Dayton), make sure they know about this. h/t dada.
The county is the only one in the state that has rejected stimulus money for transportation improvements, according to the Ohio Department of Transportation.
Commissioners rejected $373,000 in stimulus money to buy three new transit buses and upgrade their fleet, citing their opposition of deficit spending for buses and vans.
“I’ll let Warren County go broke before taking any of Obama’s filthy money,” Commissioner Mike Kilburn said.
ODOT spokesman Scott Varner said the money was specifically for transit improvements in rural areas to improve transportation for disabled people, seniors and others needing access to health care and educational opportunities.
"I'm tired of paying for people who don't have," Kilburn said. "As Reagan said, 'Government is not the answer, it's the problem.'"
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