Connecticut Libs Used Disaster Funds to Rebuild Million Dollar Homes
Matt Vespa
| December 29, 2022 6:30 PM
Government waste is nothing new, and when a hurricane strikes—there will be horrific examples. When billions of dollars are doled out by the government, someone will find a way to collect. In Connecticut, the state opted on a 'steal from the poor to give to the rich' approach to allocating disaster relief after Hurricane Sandy in 2012. It at least felt that way when you saw how these resources were distributed.
Funds intended for the working poor to rebuild their residences as best they could be got blown to rebuild million-dollar homes. Politico uncovered this Versailles scheme, including interviews with folks who were shocked they even received the relief aid knowing that their homes didn’t qualify. They did so on a Hail Mary attempt. In all, 62 million-dollar homes received $6.4 million in funds to repair their homes, which constituted 15 percent of all the disaster relief earmarked for the state (via Politico):
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