Hey, I know, we'll bribe 'em!
Posted by David on Wednesday, September 7, 2005 at 5:18 PM.
I don't even know what to say about this.
Cash handed to hurricane victims... The Federal Emergency Management Agency, scorched by criticism that it failed to act fast and fully when the storm hit, was handing out $2,000 debit cards to thousands of survivors. At the Houston Astrodome where 16,000 New Orleans evacuees are being housed, long lines formed to collect the cards. ...
heather, on Thursday, September 8, 2005 at 5:50 PM:
I heard on the radio this morning that they *told* people they were going to hand out $2000 debit cards, and a tonne of people showed up and lined up for them, but they actually never really had them to hand out and no one knew what was going on...