Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Free cars for the poor
I bet you think this is made up. It isn't.
They do say that truth is sometimes stranger than fiction...
They do say that truth is sometimes stranger than fiction...
In the Boston Herald, Hillary Chabot reports:
"Gov. Deval Patrick’s free wheels for welfare recipients program is revving up despite the stalled economy, as the keys to donated cars loaded with state-funded insurance, repairs and even AAA membership are handed out to get them to work.
But the program - fueled by a funding boost despite the state’s fiscal crash - allows those who end up back on welfare to keep the cars anyway."
