Tea Party Sign: “Giving Tax Dollars to Politicians Is Like Giving…?

Question by kscottmccormick: Tea Party sign: “Giving tax dollars to politicians is like giving…?
whiskey to alcoholics” is my best analogy. How would you finish the sentence?
“Curious,” ponder this:

In 2007, the total amount of money all poor citizens lacked to get above the poverty level was 148 billion dollars.
The amount the government spent to fight poverty that year was 550 billion dollars, but many people remained poor.
What happened to the extra $ 402 billion?
Okay, “No chance,” you got me. I know what a teabagger is, but what’s a sanchez?

Best answer:

Answer by Ricky
They just get drunk with more power.

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