Quote Originally Posted by Lyle View Post
Jindal rejected that money because of the fact they wanted to make the changes to the unemployment benefits permenant which would cause states to have to raise taxes to pay for the cost when the federal money stopped coming.....pretty wise choice in my view
Again, you could try reading the paper before you go and get it wrong again :

A senior aide to Landrieu agreed that the state would have to change the law to take advantage of the windfall but said the change would not have to be permanent. Instead, the Legislature could write the new law with a "sunset provision" so it expires when the federal stimulus dollars run out.

Jindal rejects $98 million in stimulus spending - Breaking News from New Orleans - Times-Picayune - NOLA.com

It's just grandstanding.