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Cato Weekly Podcast • May 21, 2019 

# Feds Should End Aid to States 

The feds don’t just offer handouts to individuals and corporations, they also subsidize state and local activities. Chris Edwards explains why this should end in “[Restoring Responsible Government by Cutting Federal Aid to the States](https://www.cato.org/publications/policy-analysis/restoring-responsible-government-cutting-federal-aid-states).”

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##### [Chris Edwards](/people/chris-edwards)

Kilts Family Chair in Fiscal Studies, Cato Institute and Editor, Down​siz​ing​Gov​ern​ment​.org

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##### [Caleb O. Brown](/people/caleb-o-brown)

Former Director of Multimedia, Host and Executive Producer, *Cato Daily Podcast*, Cato Institute