By Randy Schultz, includes “… In 2009, Florida’s economy had tanked. The real estate crash, for which Florida was partly to blame, had caused property values to crater. Relief came from the Obama stimulus package … For the 2010 budget year, Florida got roughly $5 billion from the stimulus. The next year, the state got about $4 billion. … Republicans in Tallahassee raged against federal spending as they accepted every dollar, including money for projects that kept people working. …”