In the longer term well targeted spending on health, education and infrastructure will have long terms economic benefits in terms of productivity which will make existing businesses more effective and attract new investment. (politics.stackexchange.com)
They «stimulate» the economy through targeted spending, and ignore the future consequences of the debts incurred. (alephblog.com)
The state could continue giving school districts broad flexibility in using state funds to meet local needs and priorities, or it could make targeted spending programs common once more. (ppic.org)