OPINION:
The Biden administration, along with Congress, is on a spending craze which will continue annual deficits of over $1 trillion. The $1.9-trillion COVID-19 stimulus bill, enacted in March, and the previous COVID-19 stimulus bill, in 2020, were necessary to combat the adverse impact of the pandemic. The $2.2-trillion infrastructure program proposed by the administration, however, is another story. This proposed plan is highly bloated with non-infrastructure elements. It should be restricted to repairing roads, replacing bridges and expanding broadband; doing so could reduce the cost of the package to well below $1 trillion.
President Biden’s “American Families Plan” of $1.8 trillion includes funds for child care, family and medical leave, universal pre-K and free community college. It should be postponed and looked at again sometime in the future.
As an aside, the current extra $300 per week in federal unemployment compensation should be discontinued by the states. It is keeping people from entering the workforce and significantly hurting businesses that need employees.
The current spending spree has to be curtailed, and the administration needs to effectively and efficiently prioritize and target spending.
DONALD MOSKOWITZ
Londonderry, N.H.
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