Government boondoggle, early 20th century style: “The following year their widows were favored. The total expenditures had jumped from $138,155,000 in 1907 to 153,093,000 in 1908. But this was far from enough. The 1909 encampment of the G.A.R. [Grand Army of the Republic] recommended more liberal bounties still for widows and thereby delighted many an avaricious hussy who had wondered whether it would be worth while to switch an intriguing petticoat at some befuddled old man, marry him, and then live on Uncle Sam long after he had gone to a hero’s grave.”
Posted on: Fri, 27 Sep 2013 06:33:09 +0000
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