It's For The Kids

On this episode of the Hendrickson Group (formerly ITR Live), Chris Hagenow and Chris Ingstad take a look at additional data from the recent Des Moines Register/Mediacom Iowa Poll. According to these results, inflation is the biggest issue on the minds of Iowa voters, and they have no confidence left in Joe Biden to address the problem.

One of the biggest drivers of inflation is the huge increase in deficit spending at the federal level, exemplified by the monstrosity that was the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). ITR cautioned local governments from using these dollars to fund ongoing programs, and we take a look at yet another program in Des Moines that has a very uncertain future after now that the money has run out.