No kidding and imagine how handy that quarter of a mil taken by force would have been to Mr. Ritter had he been able to funnel it off for his own benefit.
Thanks for the great response to this one guys. You've all raised valid points. The problem is, as someone already said, this woman was not buying these "luxury" goods with her money. She was buying them with your money! I had a little debate with a lib. friend of mine today. (Background--he is fairly wealthy, etc...) He likened this situation to splurging. When he and his wife splurge, they go on a vacation--this may be this woman's splurge (chips/soda). My response was: What gives her the right to spluge with the assisstance that taxpayers give her? She shouldn't spend our money for her extras.
If you are using my money for anything, I want some say over how you're going to spend it. Bottom line.
-Andy