> Does anyone know whether or not this freeze would apply to federal aid
> to state and local governments, which is scheduled to finish at the
> end of 2010 under the stimulus package? I can't seem to figure out
> whether or not this is the case from the few reports I've seen. If the
> feds don't extend that aid into the next year, the results would be
> absolutely disastrous. I've seen reports that estimate an
> additional loss of close to 1 million jobs and a full percentage point
> of GDP if aid to the states is not extended into 2011:
> http://www.cbpp.org/cms/index.cfm?fa=view&id=2988
It doesn't appear to be scheduled to start for 3 years.