Like yeah the Feds can just print money, but local politics has some very real constraints and responding to someone saying "hey, maybe this money can be better spent other ways to achieve what the stated goals are" is perfectly reasonable. Freaking out at them makes your position look weak.
I'VE READ YOU'RE NUANCED POSITION AND I RAISE YOU AN ALL-CAPS RESPONSE WITH THE WRONG HOMOPHONE!
That sentence is a mess, but you get what I'm trying to say
I regard all policy posters as the equivalent of anxious dogs out walking in a strange place, which is why I open any skeptical reply with the Bluesky Beggin Strip: "love your work, but"