The state of Massachusetts‘ 10 congressional districts can expect some new companions. According to recovery.gov, the state is slated to receive six new districts. Or they are just fake. Below is data taken from the stimulus tracking web site, showing the costs and returns on investment (i.e. jobs) in these non-existent districts:
25th congressional district 0 $24,404,085
00 congressional district 162 $2,222,406
86th congressional district 0 $1,405,891
11th congressional district 17.9 $1,353,691
20th congressional district 0 $281,790
14th congressional district 0 $214,463
A Watchdog study revealed 440 non-existent congressional districts within the stimulus tracking web site, recovery.org. The full report can be found here and below:
Recovery’s Phantom Districts –
[...] Massachusetts: [...]