Originally Posted By: BASAMS The Plumber
I heard a caller on Headline News today that hit the nail on the head. With any form of welfare the government wants to know if you really need the money, and wants documentation of how you spend it, but for some reason when the welfare is hundreds of billions, no proof of need was needed and no guidelines on spending. Why is it that the government wants documentation for $200 of food stamps, but doesn't give a crap about where $350 billion goes?


That's a good point. And it's not just welfare. Try going into a bank-even one of the failing ones- and telling them that you're going to go bankrupt if they don't give you a low interest, unsecured, loan and that you don't think they should verify any of your financials before you get it.