Sounding off: Too much pork in American Rescue Plan
Tribune-Review JoAnne Klimovich Harrop | Tribune-Review TribLIVE's Daily and Weekly email newsletters deliver the news you want and information you need, right to your inbox. The 591-page American Rescue Plan is full of “pork.” Supposedly it is to fight and provide covid relief, but the bill instead is designed to cure social inequities. Keep in mind that these amounts are in addition to what is already budgeted for in these areas. Even programs directly addressing the pandemic contain funds for items not directly related. Sadly, I think the media is doing a disservice by not bringin...