Obama Orders Bureaucrats To Stop Paying Dead People
You wouldn’t think that would be something they’d have to be ordered to do, but remember…we’re talking about the federal government here.
WASHINGTON – Here’s an idea, Uncle Sam: Stop writing checks to dead people.
The government sent benefit checks to 20,000 departed Americans over three years, totaling more than $180 million — a remarkable number that provoked the Obama administration to create a government-wide “do not pay” list as part of its brainstorming for ways to save taxpayer money.
Once the database is up and running, agencies will have to search it before sending out payments. A pre-check check, so to speak.
“We’re making sure that payments no longer go to the deceased — it sounds ridiculous even to say it,” acknowledged Vice President Joe Biden in describing the database.
Meanwhile these idiots are managing student loans, 9 out of 10 new mortgages, car companies, banks, a $20 billion escrow fund for the gulf oil spill and your health care.
But don’t worry. You can trust ‘em.
Tags: Barack Obama, big government, joe biden
