No more checks to Dead People--Obama

[Ricketts]

But I bet it's still OK if they vote Democrat.

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Obama-to-agencies-Dont-pay-apf-2798016155.html?x=0

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WASHINGTON (AP) -- 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.

Also planned for inclusion: contractors who've fallen behind in their payments or, even worse, landed in jail, and companies that have been suspended or otherwise deemed ineligible for government work.


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[hagar]

Hopefully illegal aliens will be added to the list..:beer:

[John Culver]

wonder how much of the $180 million the database itself will cost?

[Munster30]

Originally posted by John Culver
wonder how much of the $180 million the database itself will cost? Including or excluding the new government employees needed to run and maintain it?

[renaissance_warrior]

They are just figuring out a way to pay the SEIU and ACORN thugs directly.

[cpd109]

Here's a very basic question- How many of these checks have been cashed?

And where are inmates going to cash checks? (I stay away from prison so I don't know.)

[FAL freek]

Government REALLY wants to get serious about saving taxpayers money the elected officials should take a 10% pay cut.

[SWOHFAL]

How do they expect dead people to keep voting for democrats with no checks?

[cpd109]

Originally posted by SWOHFAL
How do they expect dead people to keep voting for democrats with no checks?

Keep voting is right. Each dead person needs to vote at least 3 times, 5 times is preferred.

The 11/02 election will be interesting, and telling, on the future of the country.