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The sound of squealing pigs in my Congressional District

August 17th, 2007 by Steve

It looks like my Congressional misRepresentative just misrepresented me, as well as voters across the country in the 2006 elections:

Thanks to a grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, families in Madison County will be better prepared for house fires.

U.S. Rep. Bud Cramer (D-Ala.) along with Madison County Commissioner Dale Strong and Commission Chairman Mike Gillespie visited the brand-new Legacy Elementary in Harvest Aug. 14 to announce that $300,000 had been granted to provide smoke detectors to homes throughout Madison County.

Brian has a valid point:

What an absolute waste of money.  96% of homes already have at least one smoke alarm.  That means that about 19,200 of those alarms will go to people who don’t need them.  With only 800 going to homes without smoke detectors that translates into a cost of $375 per needed smoke detector.  Nanny government at its finest.

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