LETTER: Biden seeks more COVID cash
June 7, 2022 - 9:01 pm
The Biden administration cannot seem to spend enough taxpayer money. Now it is screaming for more COVID spending (“Gridlock could delay U.S. COVID funds until fall — or later,” Thursday’s Review-Journal). A spokesperson says, “The U.S. is headed for a lot of unnecessary loss of life if Congress fails to provide billions more dollars to brace for the pandemic’s next wave.”
Hasn’t enough money already been spent and wasted? I refer to a Dec. 31 Review-Journal editorial that states, “Since March 2020, Washington has shelled out $3.5 trillion in COVID relief cash. Criminals have stolen nearly $100 billion of it.” This debacle highlights the incompetence of the federal government when it comes to overseeing the massive spending programs favored by Washington politicians.
Now I read in your Thursday editorial that the Clark County School District is proposing wage hikes and bonuses which will cost more than $100 million. District officials say they will use pandemic money to pay for the bonuses. Apparently there is still plenty of COVID cash out there.
I suggest that before further fleecing the taxpayers, the president press federal law enforcement into action to recover the huge amount of money already wasted and stolen — and to use it for future COVID needs.