An economic recovery bill authored by Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) directs the federal government to distribute free diapers through day care centers. “The Diaper Investment and Aid to Promote Economic Recovery Act (DIAPER Act) would ‘relieve some of the stress on families facing hardship in this economy’ by providing this direct service, DeLauro said in a letter to colleagues.” A supply of diapers for her head would be helpful, too.
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Uhm... okay... we can do this OR we can tell people to buy CLOTH diapers and then learn to WASH them? Perhaps...?
Stop being so silly, Kimmy. If we went back to cloth diapers, we would have to supply the hordes of illegitimate kids with government social workers to do the washing. Of course, they would be unionized, and only required to wash one diaper a week.
Well knowing that the federal government has anything to do with this scheme, I expect to read about how the company producing the diapers went bankrupt, while funneling the money back to the election coffers of DeLauro, AKA Diapergate!!!!
hehe, another 500 million loan and they could re-tool Solyndra's facilities to make diapers. Shovel ready jobs baby!
I'm sorry, but when I have financial difficulty, I find a way to cut back on expenses. That said, I have an idea. Why not do a little retro move here? Back in the dark ages PP (Pre Pampers) we used to use CLOTH DIAPERS! They were reusable because we (GASP) washed them! The contents were flushed, the diapers were washed, and voila! We had a free supply of diapers! No filling landfills with non-recyclable plastics, very low cost of diapering, it's a win-win. The only problem is having to train people how to use safety pins.
LOL I typed my post on this before I read yours. That is true. My Mom and Dad were working but still not necessarily comfortable to the point where they could just buy disposable diapers whenever they wanted and they used cloth diapers on me. They did have them (when we went out), but when i was in the house use those cloth diapers and wash. I find that I will do the same with my own children. I agree disposable diapers are disgusting and bad for the environment and I remember when there was a strike and the garbage people weren't working the dude accross the street put the garbage outside and the smell of poopy diapers waft through the street. Gross. If he used cloth diapers no problem for anyone.
Only a fool would have a problem with safety pins, but whatever I guess that is where parents and grandparents come into the picture...
I'm more concerned with one of these overeducated jackasses poking their eye out with the safety pin!
More likely they would stick the baby with the safety pin!
Faulty logic PJ. Poor people don't have access to free washing machines. Going to a laundromat to wash diapers adds to the stress load of being a poor single mother of six. Better to just give them free diapers. Heck I bet they can even sell the excess diapers to other mothers that don't qualify for free ones. The extra income could be used for necessities such as faux Gucci handbags and armadillos.
Your post is the exact tone of sarcasm that this story needs. :-) The saddest part? It could totally happen.
Armadillos! LOL!!!!
Why would she need a washing machine? Grams did it old school, she washed 'em by hand in a tub of hot water.
I remember my mom doing it with my siblings. We didn't have a washing machine either. It was considered to be part of raising children. But the government is expected to do the child raising these days. And we can see how good they are at it.
Well, to be perfectly honest, I would rather see the gooberment using welfare money to buy goods and services for the recipients, rather than just handing out checks. At least that way, it's harder to mis use the service.
Still, they shouldn't bother trying to be the world's charity. Leave charity to charity. The government is terrible with anything money.
The thing is that in the end, this is not the government's money. They can print it, but they don't really MAKE it. They take the money from the citizenry. I don't mind buying diapers for someone in need, but I shouldn't HAVE to do it. Government shouldn't run like a charity, and it should allow charity to be charities and charities are suffering right now.
I'm sure they won't have any trouble finding a supplier to sell them the diapers at about twenty bucks a pop.
Oh, these poor b@$t@rds. I notice they're not so stressed that they've quit making babies. How about free condoms for the poor? Or does that make too much sense? These pimp politicians just don't stop.
They already did the free condom thing. It didn't work. Now they want to subsidize the results of the earlier failure, with another handout. It's a vicious cycle.
The crybabies over at the Safelink thread could use this benefit too.
I think the politicians could use the diapers more than the kids. Put them over their mouths and they might catch some of the Bull S**t they keep spewing.