Vitter says nearly half of debris clearing cost was wasted
By Jenny HurwitzSt. Tammany bureau, The Times-Picayune
"The Army Corps of Engineers will have spent $2.4 billion clearing the staggering mounds of hurricane debris left behind by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita by the year’s end. But taxpayers could have saved $1.1 billion of that amount — an estimated 45 percent — if they had gone through local channels instead of federal ones, U.S. Sen. David Vitter, R-La., said Friday."
Is it fraud to waste money like this, or just a by-product of big bureaucracy? Granted, smaller local companies couldn't tackle debris removal from this disaster without outside help, but it sounds like local folks could have handled a bigger piece of the pie. But see, that's the problem with ignorant Louisianians -- if they wanted big government money, they should have been giving alot more $ to the GOP!
No wonder our state's schools are so bad; too much focus on shaping ethical behavior!
And what the hell does the Corps mean by this?
"The corps requested that Vitter not disclose individual contract prices, which they contend could drive down competition. "
SHHHHHH!!!! hey y'all!! Be quiet! Public information is now SECRET!!!! shhhhh!!!!
And one last quote from the article:
"Officials from the corps would not comment, deferring inquiries to Federal Emergency Management Agency, which is overseeing debris removal. Officials from FEMA were unavailable for comment Friday evening.""
Get the F*** Outta here!! You mean they couldn't find nobody from FEMA? How unlike them! I hope they're OK...OK, now I'm worried.
Seriously, though, props to Vitter for bringing this to light.
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