Stimulus money meant to help 400 Detroit job-seekers reportedly helped 2

foxnews.com ^ | 3/7/12 | foxnews.com

[ColdOne]

A chunk of an $11 million stimulus grant meant to provide low-income Detroit residents with clothing for job interviews reportedly aided just two people -- far short of the 400 job-seekers the money was meant to help.

[quantim]

Well Monica Conyers didn’t get her hands on any of it, she’s still in federal prison and Kwame is in Texas.

[babygene]

Even if it helped all 400, that’s $27,400 each. What’s wrong with these people?

[babygene]

SRY, $27,500

[jazusamo]

Corruption? Nah, couldn’t be in Detroit.

[Linda Frances]

This is not “mismanagement:” It’s theft.

[bitterohiogunclinger]

It was only $115,000 that was to be spent on the clothing, or a mere $57,000 per person actually helped. Dressing “Fly” in Motown not be cheap.

[Clintonfatigued]

This symbolizes everything that is wrong with the Obama Administration.

[Cicero]

Where was the clothing made? China?

[Iron Munro]

More Obama wealth redistribution.

[Tennessee Nana]

$11,000,000 betwenn 400 people

$27,500 each

thats some wardrobe for work...

where were the jobs ???

Wall Street ???

[21twelve]

Or $287.50 each for 400 folks.

That sounds about right to help the poorest of the poor to buy some shoes and a decent set of clothes for an interview. Although I get most of my clothes at the local thrift store. If I had to do it cheap:

New Shoes (Big 5 sports on sale): $25
Thrift Store pants: $15
Thrift Store Shirt: $15
Thrift Store Sport Coat: $25
New Tie: $20
New Socks: $10
_______

Total: $110.00

That seems a bit much by my standards. Would need to go on the “Half-Price Wednesdays” I guess!

[FerociousRabbit]

“This symbolizes everything that is wrong with the Obama Administration.”

It symbolizes everything wrong with the federal government.

[bitterohiogunclinger]

A privately run charity could have used the money to actually outfit twice as many job seekers, but the money was probably used to line someones pockets.
Though the article is poorly written, the amount lost was only $115K on this portion of an 11 million dollar scam, er program. I wonder where the rest did go?

[ExTexasRedhead]

Call your elected Elitist and ask for an explanation tomorrow. Wonder what you will hear in response?