By Joseph Lawler on 11.3.09 @ 12:17PM
USAToday has a good list of shady stimulus accounting
reports:
- $15,355 "creating or saving" 108 police jobs in Connecticut.
- $2 million "creating or saving" almost 1500 Teach for America
jobs.
- $26,174 "creating or saving" 450 jobs for a roofing company.
It turns out that the manager had hired five roofers and an
inspector for one job, and the government reported that as 450
jobs.
If only making up numbers were a productive activity, the
stimulus would feed, shelter, and clothe us. Unfortunately we
need cops and teachers and roofers to get by.