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Part of $11 Million in Stimulus Money to Buy Poor Job-Seekers Clothes, Helps Just 2 People
Big Government ^ | March 8, 2012 | Wynton Hall

Posted on 03/08/2012 8:26:47 AM PST by redstateone

A portion of an $11 million grant to help 400 low-income Detroit citizens purchase "business attire" for job interviews helped exactly two people, a city audit reveals...

(Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com ...


TOPICS: Government
KEYWORDS: cronycapitalism; obama; stimulus

1 posted on 03/08/2012 8:26:57 AM PST by redstateone
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To: redstateone

The links aren’t working. I found the piece anyway. Here it is:

http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2012/03/08/11-million-in-stimulus-money-to-buy-poor-job-seekers-clothes-helps-just-2-people


2 posted on 03/08/2012 8:30:43 AM PST by Lazlo in PA (Now living in a newly minted Red State.)
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To: redstateone
Bad link.
 
Try one of these.

3 posted on 03/08/2012 8:32:42 AM PST by Responsibility2nd
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To: redstateone
“A portion of an $11 million grant to help 400 low-income Detroit citizens purchase “business attire” for job interviews helped exactly two people, a city audit reveals...”

$11 million for clothes for 2 people? Who are these people? Michelle Obama?

4 posted on 03/08/2012 8:34:20 AM PST by HereInTheHeartland (I love how the FR spellchecker doesn't recognize the word "Obama")
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5 posted on 03/08/2012 8:34:43 AM PST by Responsibility2nd
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To: redstateone
$11 million grant to help 400 low-income Detroit citizens...

That's $27,500 per person. That sounds about right...

6 posted on 03/08/2012 8:37:27 AM PST by Living Free in NH
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To: Responsibility2nd
To receive clothing, residents were required to have a job interview scheduled.

Right there is where the plan fell apart. Hiring in Detroit? That hasn't happened since Bush was President...in 1990.

Fisher Body plant.

7 posted on 03/08/2012 8:41:52 AM PST by Lazlo in PA (Now living in a newly minted Red State.)
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To: redstateone

I knew those pimpin’ outfits were pricey, but $5.5 million apiece?


8 posted on 03/08/2012 8:43:07 AM PST by Buckeye McFrog
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To: HereInTheHeartland

“$11 million for clothes for 2 people? Who are these people? Michelle Obama?”

Most Likely Monica Conyers.


9 posted on 03/08/2012 8:46:58 AM PST by VRWCarea51
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To: redstateone

You can buy a very nice business suit or dress at a thrift store for cheap. This is beyond ridiculous!


10 posted on 03/08/2012 8:58:18 AM PST by Lorianne (fedgov, taxporkmoney)
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To: VRWCarea51

“Most Likely Monica Conyers.”

But isn’t Monica still in jail? Maybe she needs a new striped suit.


11 posted on 03/08/2012 9:05:55 AM PST by vette6387
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To: redstateone

Real title,

“PART OF $11 MILLION IN STIMULUS MONEY TO BUY POOR JOB-SEEKERS CLOTHES, HELPS JUST 2 PEOPLE”

So,,, was the grant solely for providing cloths? Or was it to be used for other things too? It appears it was used for many other things. Was there a fixed, alloted amount for clothes?


12 posted on 03/08/2012 9:09:59 AM PST by Dr. Bogus Pachysandra ( Ya can't pick up a turd by the clean end!)
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To: redstateone

Sandra Fluck could have done so much with that kinda $$$


13 posted on 03/08/2012 10:00:23 AM PST by outofsalt ("If History teaches us anything it's that history rarely teaches us anything")
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To: Lorianne

The most beautiful, impressive suit I own was bought by my wife second-hand off eBay.


14 posted on 03/08/2012 10:02:03 AM PST by Buckeye McFrog
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To: outofsalt

“Sandra Fluck could have done so much with that kinda $$$”

If you just left out the “l”....


15 posted on 03/08/2012 11:12:59 AM PST by Marcella (Newt will bash Hussein in debates - Newt needs money.)
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To: outofsalt
After considerable searching (the Obama administration desperately tried to hide the truth) I believe that I've found photos of the two folks who were clothed by this wonderful program. pee wee herman Pictures, Images and Photos Funny Pictures
16 posted on 03/08/2012 11:30:18 AM PST by House Atreides
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