Your Tax Dollars at Work

[El Mudo]

<a target='blank' href=http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/news/story?id=2483639>FEMA aid paid for Saints tickets, sex change...</a>



WASHINGTON -- The Federal Emergency Management Agency was hoodwinked to pay for season football tickets, a tropical vacation and a sex change operation, an audit of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita aid found.

Houston divorce lawyer Mark Lipkin says he can't recall anyone paying for his services with a FEMA debit card, but congressional investigators say one of his clients did just that.




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FEMA also could not establish that 750 debit cards worth $1.5 million even went to Katrina victims, the auditors said.

Among the items purchased with the cards:

 An all-inclusive, one-week Caribbean vacation in the Punta Cana resort in the Dominican Republic.

 Five season tickets to New Orleans Saints professional football games.

 Adult erotica products in Houston and "Girls Gone Wild" videos in Santa Monica, Calif.

 Dom Perignon champagne and other alcoholic beverages in San Antonio.

[yomudder21]

<p>Everyone's tax dollars are actually being used for me to post on this board while I am at work......</p><p><font size="4">THANKS BUDDAYS&nbsp;for your federal tax dollars......</font></p>

[Jujubees2]

<p>Hey, there you go Tenbatsuzen,</p><p>Tell the Feds that you were left homeless after Hurricane Katrina and they will send you on a real nice honeymoon.</p>

[A.J.]

Ditto...to yomudder's post

<span class=post_edited>This message was edited by A.J. on 6-14-06 @ 3:02 PM</span>

[Coach]

Wasnt there something early on about someone spending a&nbsp;1000 dollar card at a strip club for lap dances?

[Snoogans]

i saw this on ESPN before. ! guy got a total of $139,000 in 13 checks using 13 different SS numbers but THE SAME address<br />

[ChimneyFish]

<p><strong><em><font face="georgia,times new roman,times,serif" size="2">Why do I even bother coming into this part of the board????</font></em></strong></p><p><strong><em><font face="Georgia" size="2">&nbsp; </font></em></strong></p><p><strong><em><font face="Georgia" size="2">&nbsp; </font></em></strong></p><p><strong><em><font face="Georgia" size="2">&nbsp; </font></em></strong></p><p><strong><em><font face="Georgia" size="2">Retards run this country. It's as simple as that. And I'm not talking Republican/Democrat. I'm talking stone cold retards.</font></em></strong></p>

[boeman]

<strong>ChimneyFish</strong> wrote:<br /><p><strong><em><font face="georgia,times new roman,times,serif" size="2">Why do I even bother coming into this part of the board????</font></em></strong></p><p><strong><em><font face="Georgia" size="2">&nbsp; </font></em></strong></p><p><strong><em><font face="Georgia" size="2">&nbsp; </font></em></strong></p><p><strong><em><font face="Georgia" size="2">&nbsp; </font></em></strong></p><p><strong><em><font face="Georgia" size="2">Retards run this country. It's as simple as that. And I'm not talking Republican/Democrat. I'm talking stone cold retards.</font></em></strong></p><p>OHHH THE HORROR.... THE HORRRRRRORRRRR!!!</p>

[Ogre]

<strong>ChimneyFish</strong> wrote:<br /><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong><em><font face="Georgia" size="2" /></em></strong></p><strong><em><font face="Georgia" size="2">Retards run this country. It's as simple as that. And I'm not talking Republican/Democrat. I'm talking stone cold retards.</font></em></strong> <p>&nbsp;</p><p>CF you hit it right on the head.&nbsp; Most of this country's Congress are third generation trust fund vegetables.&nbsp; Never worked for an honest day's pay in thier life.&nbsp; </p>

[PapaBear]

They think that 16% of the claims were fraudulent. Given the fact that it was such a huge disaster with victims having moved all over the country, I think 84% correct claims is pretty damn good. Sure, a lot of people took advantage of it, but if you spent the time to verify everyone before they got the money, the money would have done the real victims any good.

[HBox]

<p><a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13348028/" target="_blank">Hooters wants to reimburse FEMA for money spent there.</a></p><p>The Hooters restaurant chain has a $200 check ready for FEMA,
reimbursement for a bottle of Dom Perignon champagne bought with
Hurricane Katrina relief money. </p><p>the generosity overwhelms me<br /></p><a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13348028/" target="_blank"></a>