FEMA wants its relief money back

Nothing scares conservatives more than the idea of the government helping Americans. It undermines their core political appeal. Perhaps that's why the Federal Emergency Management Agency is sending Katrina vicims letters demanding they send back their relief money. What better way to make Americans hate Washington?

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FEMA wants its relief money back (2)

Writes my friend: "The upshot is that FEMA offered Gulf Coast residence this aid money when they were evacuated with no strings, and now they come back with these mysterious requirements and start selectively trying to get the money back from random people by demanding proof that they meet requirements for aid that they didn't know were in place when they called the 1-800 number."

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