The federal government gives a state $300 million that it must spend on highway improvements.If the state was already spending $400 million,then from the state's perspective,this ___________ grant is effectively ___________.

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The federal government gives a state $300 million that it must spend on highway improvements. This means that the grant is conditional, as the state must use the money for a specific purpose. However, the state was already spending $400 million on highway improvements, so the grant is effectively unconditional from the state's perspective, as it does not need to increase its spending on highways in order to receive the grant.

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