Finch stared at the word.
Resilience.
It was a very popular buzzword in Washington and academia. Slap that word on any grant application, and it would sail through the approval process.
"Alright..." Finch wiped the sweat from his brow. "If you insist on classifying it as a public safety facility, then it does indeed meet the criteria for issuing general obligation bonds."
"The third one."
"Subsidies for repairing the homes of low-income households. That sounds like we're just giving money directly to private citizens, doesn't it?"
"Obviously," Finch said. "That's against regulations. Public funds cannot be used for the appreciation of private property."
"No, we're not repairing houses."
"This is an 'energy efficiency and carbon emission optimization retrofit for existing housing stock.'"
Leo pointed at the line, his tone quite serious.
