But the homeless need your (tax)money!

[mburbank]

Yes, kids like that suck and any moneys that go to them are not going to people who actually need it.

But that isn't the point of the story. This story isn't even truly about kids 'punking; it. It was written for Vinth and company.

The point of the story is to shore up the already ingrained hatreds of people like Vinth, and to slap another coat of paint on that favorite shiboleth, that the poor deseve to be poor, deserve your scorn, deserve your hate.

Stories like this, and the ever unverified stories of 'welfare queens' dinning on lobster are Bread and Circuses for the Limbaugh set and crafted to draw your ire away from criminals like Keneth Lay, who's crimes impact the economy of a nation, ruins hundreds of lives, and who's greed is boundless enough to be called true evil, and toward some stupid ass kid whos selfishness and shallowness are evident, but even taken together amount to almost nothing.

This story is like the comment Des made about it making folks feel better about themselves for giving coins to obviously well of suburban kids. It makes people who wouldn't loose a dime or an instants sleep over a man in a gutter feel alright about themselves.

Oh, and Vinth, as of today your tax dollars are going to 'faith based' initiatives to help the poor. It's still stealing, right? Or is it all washed clean now?