March 31, 2009
There is free government money out there to be had!

Posted at 5:04 pm, in: Federal Spending

Would someone, please, remind me why I even turn on my TV in the morning?

NBC4 Washington had a “report” on government grants. And, this is how the report started:

“Who couldn’t use some free money these days? And, with all of the government news of bailouts, why shouldn’t you get a piece of it?”

They went on to talk about how there is “free government money” and with the stimulus bill there will be even more of it. Nothing in life is free, especially not “government money” (read: taxpayer dollars).

Then they warned, beware of those scam artists out there who are watching the news. You can be sure they’re coming up with ways to steal your money. “They’re going to deposit your money into thier account,” they said.

Wait, what’s the problem with that? Is that a scam, stealing from one person to give to another? The only thing different about what the government is doing, when it comes to grants, is that they are stealing from me to put it in your account, instead of their own account.

I see the American ideals I so strongly believe in dying a quiet death.