As politics becomes polarized, people often opt out of discourse by remaining neutral in the public square. This results in the federal government transforming local governments in the image that best suits their needs or facilitates a state of self-enrichment; opposing the interests of the citizens. But the recognition of polarized partisanship is an even greater call for civic intervention, as states begin to federalize in an image favorable to the distributors of annual appropriations. Therefore, individuals ought to ensure that States are properly allocating funds to meet the needs of its citizenry.