Quote From: afraidand may i ask just what in the world is red tape any way? is it another way for our goverment not to have to turn louse of tax dollars? wow man whats the matter with this picture? its plain as the nose on your face me president, we have alot of people to whom do not have a home to live in,send all the red tape to catch up with that pluto probe so you can follow its trail to see whear it ends, i donot remember any one asking the american people if it was ok to spend all that money on a probe while we had so many people with out a home that was nothing but a waste of money that probe will never make it to pluto, but had that money been spent on lumber bricks motar sand labor , guess what all homes that were lost would have already been rebuilt, just from what was spent on that 1 probe, mr president your people should always come first and foremost, and then and only then explore space,
The Red tape is to prevent scammers from using their FEMA money for playstations, porno dvds, HUGE widescreen TVs, cruise ship vacations, gambling in Vegas, etc. which unforunately seems to be rather common (the previous are all examples I know or have heard about.) It's too bad so many abuse the system that is designed to help them (biting the very hands that feed them), as it only makes it harder for people who really DO need the money to get it. Red tape is very annoying, but it's necessary otherwise who knows how many more billions would be wasted on new leather sofas and 64" TVs (I guess some could argue that TV is a necessity but 64 inches? give me a break!) New Orleans and the feds need to find the right balance between being helpful and being overly generous.
