We all know that there’s a stimulus bill out there – make that bills.  Some of the money is going to various states for this and that – but as you all know, there are strings attached. The stimulus funds come with a cost.  The stimulus funds, or the stimulus package, cost $787 billion in taxpayer dollars, a hefty cash advance at our expense, that most of us won't see back.  Granted that it's an investment in long term economic growth and meant to create jobs, but it certainly wasn't free.  A generous portion was reserved for states to cure some of their respective budget woes, which Nebraska is already planning to put to good use, but they spent almost the same amount they received disbursing it.
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