Another brilliant opinion piece in the Des Moines Register today. Key quote:

"Leadership means first deciding on a strategy. More attractions, small and large, across Iowa will make the state a place more people want to live. Then figure out how to repay the debt." (Emphasis theirs, not mine).

That's how I want to run my own budget: "Just rack up the credit cards, honey. We'll figure out how to pay it off later." What do they think we are, California? Now there's a good example of a state with lots of attractions. . .and the worst deficit of any state in the nation.

I don't mind looking at funding for Vision Iowa attractions. But advocating going into debt with no idea how to repay the funds it is astonishingly shortsighted at best.