By John Hendrickson, includes “… Critics of Gov. Kim Reynolds argue that credit for Iowa’s strong and stable fiscal house belong to the massive amounts of federal stimulus spending. However, this argument does not hold water. Iowa’s fiscal house is on a strong foundation because of following fiscal conservative policies. At this time, Iowa has received over $9 billion in federal stimulus dollars. … The real danger for future tax relief in Iowa comes from the tax-and-spend policies originating from the federal government. …”