June 15, 200620 yr Miami Herald Article Take a look at this article. Wow! What will they think of next? And now, it will be even harder to get assistance to the people who really need it. I can't wait to buy the Prada bag of my dreams with my assistance check. What will you do with yours?
June 15, 200620 yr that's crazy - how about if you get a relief check and you don't need it, donate it to a shelter or some other group that is giving aid and rebuilding neighborhoods - you can still get some tax benefit and the FEMA funds go to people who actually could use it
June 15, 200620 yr Author that's crazy - how about if you get a relief check and you don't need it, donate it to a shelter or some other group that is giving aid and rebuilding neighborhoods - you can still get some tax benefit and the FEMA funds go to people who actually could use it What would qualify you to get a relief check if you didn't need it? And I don't think that the people who don't need it would get it anyway. That would be dishonest.
June 15, 200620 yr Hooters offers to pay for champagne bought with hurricane relief funds WASHINGTON (AP) — The Hooters restaurant chain is looking for FEMA's address. Company Chairman Bob Brooks said Thursday that he wants to reimburse the agency for the $200 bottle of Dom Perignon Champagne that was purchased with a government credit card issued to Hurricane Katrina victims. The champagne, purchased in San Antonio, was among numerous examples of improper spending of hurricane relief money cited earlier this week by Congress' Government Accountability Office. The bogus spending could be as high as $1.4 billion, the GAO said. In an announcement in Atlanta, Brooks said: "It bothers me as an American that resources that were intended to help victims of this tremendous tragedy were spent this way. Even if it's in my restaurants it's still not right. If FEMA will let me know where to send the check I'll get the $200 out right away." Following Katrina, Brooks sent one of his Hooters Air 737s loaded with supplies into the Gulf Coast disaster area. The restaurant chain also donated $225,000 to the Red Cross Katrina relief fund. AP via USA Today "It bothers me as an American that resources that were intended to help victims of this tremendous tragedy were spent this way. Even if it's in my restaurants it's still not right." It bothers me as an American that you care what people do with their money.
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