Lawmakers Using Public Funds for Eye-Catching Purchases
30th May 2009
My, what a surprise. Aren’t you surprised? I’m sure surprised.
The records show that some lawmakers spent heavily in the final months of the year to draw down allowances before the end of December — a time when U.S. households were paring their budgets and lawmakers were criticizing Detroit auto executives for taking private aircraft to Washington to plead their case for taxpayer funding.
Oh, such considerations are only for the Little People.