The following story warms my heart. Our tax dollars are being spent to help those who were ravaged by flood waters in Cook County. The Cook County Board took these flood victims to the zoo for a day at a cost of $79,000.00. You can read the details here:
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/ct-met-todd-stroger-brookfield-zoo-20101130,0,6134064.storyHere are some of the details:
Cook County Board President Todd Stroger's administration treated families whose homes were damaged by floods to a nearly $79,000 party at Brookfield Zoo, paying for the day of fun with federal grant money meant to restore those homes, newly released county documents show.This is another example of why government should never have the authority to spend your money. There is one question about this article that I can’t answer, what is a music therapy workshop?
The Sept. 12 zoo event included parking, admission, special attractions and "hungry as a bear" picnic baskets for up to 2,250 people, according to an invoice. The zoo tab also covered more than $8,000 in entertainment, including a prize raffle, a disc jockey, a face painter, seven caricature artists, a juggler and a stilt walker.... There was a music therapy workshop.
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