COVID funds used to make snow, tote bags

Looking back at how some of the $2.2 trillion CARES Act money was spent is a lesson on why we don’t need another multi-trillion-dollar spending bill. They are always fraught with waste and abuse.

When Congress passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act in the spring of 2020, it directed states to funnel funds and provide oversight of spending to the counties based on their popula…