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December 29, 2005
Free Money!
One of the most annoying late-night ads on television is that guy in the question-mark covered suit who screams at the camera about the 'free money' you can get from the government if you just BUY HIS BOOK!
Looks like the guy wasn't too far off the mark.
WASHINGTON - Most companies interviewed about the government-backed Sept. 11 loans they received have told investigators they weren't hurt by the suicide attacks and didn't know they were getting terrorism assistance, an internal government investigation found. The Small Business Administration's inspector general also reported Wednesday that lenders who doled out billions of dollars in such loans failed _ 85 percent of the time _ to document that recipients were actually hurt by the terrorism attacks and therefore eligible for the federal aid.One would think that the government would make need a requirement of this type of loan. Guess not.The IG, the agency's internal watchdog, concluded only nine loan recipients in the 59 cases sampled appeared to be qualified for the special disaster loans. The report said SBA officials told lenders they would not be questioned on how they gave out money.
I have to give reluctant kudos to Senator Olympia Snowe, who is helping lead the investigation of why so much money was given to people who simply didn't need it.
Posted by slublog at December 29, 2005 12:40 AM
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