Katrina Funds hard at work with sex toys
According to an article in the New York Times:
Federal Emergency Management Agency officials wasted millions in taxpayer dollars and even put up Hurricane Katrina evacuees in luxury hotels — including a New York hotel that billed the feds $428 per night, federal investigators revealed.
The probers also found widespread abuse of $2,000 debit cards that FEMA provided to evacuees.
Disaster victims were supposed to use the vouchers for emergency expenses, but many racked up expenses as if they were at a bachelor party.
One evacuee spent $400 on a Swedish massage in Irving, Texas, and one paid $150 for “adult erotica products” at a store called Condoms To Go.
Another spent $450 to get an arm tattoo; and another spent $1,300 on a .45-caliber pistol.
Someone used the money to pay off a bail bondsman, one paid $1,100 for a diamond engagement ring, and yet another made several bank withdrawals at a casino.
So glad to know that my tax dollars, and my donations were put to good use. And don’t get me started on the looters.
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4 Responses to “Katrina Funds hard at work with sex toys”
February 20th, 2006 at 3:10 pm
so lets condemn them all…because obviously ALL who got the card used it inappropirately.
please,,,how many were given out?
look for the worst in people and dig hard enough…you’ll find it
February 20th, 2006 at 3:43 pm
Wow, didn’t say that.
If I was generalizing, I wouldn’t have mentioned looters. It -is- possible to direct a post at the people the post involves, which would be……the people who spent money on bullshit.
February 20th, 2006 at 4:29 pm
Don’t you love nasty comments? What has gotten into people lately?
I am not surprised people blew the money. These are probably the same ones too dumb to evacuate. Can I say dumb, or is that generalizing, too?
;D
February 25th, 2006 at 5:38 pm
crys:
i agree with you completely.
love the blog.
much love from chicago..and blessed be.