And yet again, Congress takes more money and food out of people's mouths to "help" others. Congress recently passed a new "tax cut" -- but only if you happen to live in certain areas or are deemed to be special -- no one else gets them.

Does this sound like Clinton and the Democrats of last decade? Every single time the Democrats talk about tax cuts, it's always "targeted" tax cuts. This move helps show that there is almost no difference between Republicans and Democrats. This one is costing YOU and ME another $7-30 billion.

$5 billion to put every single person affected by the storm on Medicare (like those in MN and OH). Billions in continued welfare payments while the welfare recipients are working. Yes, that's correct, if you were on welfare before the storm, you will continue receiving those punitive welfare benefits, even if you work.

$600 a month for "housing" (like beer and lap dances) for at least 350,000 people for 6 months. Note -- by my calculations, that's $1.2 billion, but the total cost is estimated to be $3.5 billion. That's $2.3 billion in administrative costs!

The bill would also add able-bodied single men to Medicaid rolls and extra, free unemployment cash.

This is just plain wrong. It is NOT compassionate to take money at gunpoint from one person and give it to another. And just wait, Texas will be next in line once Rita is over (if they're not already getting cash, and it's likely they ARE).

The biggest result this sort of idiocy brings is that I now WANT to move to a hurricane-prone area so I can get piles and piles of cash from the government. Bou, that storm went close to you -- I'm sure if you ask the government, they'll give you a giant check, too.

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