$10,000 for 'Circus Training': Does the Federal Government Need to Pay for This?

September 14, 2020 Topic: Politics Region: Americas Blog Brand: The Reboot Tags: U.S. EconomyEconomicsFederal FundingStates

$10,000 for 'Circus Training': Does the Federal Government Need to Pay for This?

There is no reason to think that federal politicians have superior knowledge to state-local leaders regarding how to run policing, schools, housing, and other local activities. 

Note: some of the line items may be aggregations of multiple programs, and some small number are contracts, not grants.

This article first appeared at the Cato Institute.

Image: Reuters.