Originally Posted by SteveZ

And there will be more coming hat-in-hand, especially the State of Maryland and at least two of its counties. Just because one gets does not mean all will get.

As long as any bail-out does not mean all of the money has gone down the spout, and as Pres. Clinton (a former governor used to budget-balancing) described that the government should get most-all-more back in the end, what's the worry?