Schumer Announces Pittance for Southern Tier

In what should in no way be considered good news, Sen. Schumer announced $8.9 million in school aid for Allegany and Cattaraugus Counties yesterday. This is our share of the $4.7 billion in aid promised to stabilize the State's public schools via the Economic Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

Let's break it down. In terms of population, the two counties populations represent 0.672% of the State's total population. This funding represents only 0.189% of the funding designated for disbursement across the state. In other words, Allegany and Cattaraugus County are receiving less than one-third of what would be rightfully theirs, assuming public school enrollment is comparable to overall population.

This is likely going to be a common theme in regards to the disbursement of stimulus funds, with most of Albany's focus remaining on downstate, and on the state's other urban centers (read ghettos, slums, gang turfs). But don't worry, we rednecks can't tell the difference between 9000000 and 47000000000, but that them sures alot of zeros!

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