(The Center Square) â The Washington, D.C.-based Tax Foundation has calculated that about $2 billion worth of taxpayer money from the Democratic-passed American Rescue Plan Act is allocated to local governments that donât exist or arenât in financial distress. The act is a $1.9 trillion spending plan that President Joe Biden and Democrats hailed as another COVID-19 stimulus package. It includes extended unemployment benefits, direct funding to states and municipalities, and $1,400 checks for most Americans. But in an analysis, Jared Walczak, vice president of State Projects wi...