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February 25, 2005

Rally 'round the unaccountable

Speaking of credibility... someone get these folks a professional event planner, quick. In the "Can you top this?" world of Florida voucher embarrassments, comes this story, courtesy of the Palm Beach Post. At a recent rally for the state's corporate tax credit voucher program, the lead spokesperson was a parent whose children have received vouchers for three years even though they are not eligible for them. They already were attending private school before getting the vouchers, which, according to the law, should make them ineligible. "Somehow, you've got a poster child for this program, and she's flatly ineligible for the program? How does that happen?" state Senator Jim King asked. Maybe the rally was supposed to promote how proudly unaccountable the $88 million program is.

Posted February 25, 2005 12:00 AM