Thursday, December 29, 2005
Surprise! 9/11 Money Not Going Where It Should
We all remember 9/11. How can we forget, when we're constantly reminded about the big, bad terrorists and how they could strike us at any time (which defeats the purpose of the Department of Homeland Security)? Well, a whole mess of federal money was made available to businesses affected by the tragedy, and applications flew. The problem is, quite a few of the applicants weren't affected in any way by 9/11 (other than closing down shop as the event unfolded, which was a nationwide reaction), and the morons in charge of dishing out the billions of dollars available overlooked that fact as they dished out the dough. Surprised? I won't be surprised if you say you really weren't at all. (Link -- via Fark)
