Thursday, November 04, 2004

Clearing the Air at Homeland Security

The collapse of the twin towers spread dust and debris across New York City, filling apartments with microscopic chunks of chemicals and debris and burning out air conditioners. So Washington stepped in. The Department of Homeland Security offered to pay for replacement air conditioners and air filters. Folks lined up. Too many to have had trouble.

Your tax dollars went to 225,000 people. As many as 140,000 of those -- more than half -- asked for the money improperly. (NYT)

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