Solution to the economy?
 

Stuff like this tends to drive me nuts. Does this makes sense to anyone? In the overall scheme of things 250K isn't jack shit. I doubt anyone's going to think $1 going to help anyone but with out the buck payment they don't qualify. But seriously if governmental agencies can't manage things any better then this how the hell can they be expected to solve anything?

Ugh... why don't they just mail cyanide capsules?

This is a perfect example of bullshit in action.

FAIL.

It looks like they're trying to get help to people without having to change regulations, restrictions, or other features, which could take months. I can see how it seems odd. But this is meant as a quick fix, not a "plan" per se.

It's even probably more convoluted that what they say in the article.

Their budget probably is set at X amount of dollars. If they don't spend X amount of dollars, they lose their fed dollars or the fed dollars get reduced next fiscal payout. So they show the feds "hey, this is how much we had to dole out so now we get your 43mil for the next round."
Happens in business all the time, which is probably part of how we're in this mess. Gotta spend the budgeted dollars or you won't get as much next time, so everyone spends to get more.
Dizzy yet?
Guess no one thinks that maybe they should save their money so they won't be getting what amounts to tax payers money to pay money to those that don't pay taxes....

Now I have a headache :(