Officials Say "Capes For the Unemployed" Plan Not Super

After what must have been an epic marketing meeting, a Florida unemployment agency decided to give 6,000 red capes to the jobless as part of its "Cape-A-Bility Challenge" public relations campaign. The capes cost $14,000 (not a bad price for 6k capes actually) and featured a cartoon character named "Dr. Evil Unemployment." As one might imagine, officials are calling for an investigation to be launched. It's a good thing there are an abundance of caped do-gooders without jobs in the area who should be able to help.

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Only....

[Jaysyn]

Only in Florida. I can say that cause I live in the crazy-ass state.

Better than their last idea

[daremonai]

This is not as bad as Workforce Central Florida's previous idea: Careereoki.

I wish desperately I could say I was making this up, but I am not.

Re:Don't like it

[Anonymous Coward]

Here Here!

There, there you functionally illiterate fuck-ass.

Hint: it's "hear, hear!"

Re:Don't like it

[oldmac31310]

it is actually 'harebrained'. Really.

Re:Ahem...NOT a government agency, folks

[ScentCone]

You're missing the point. The conservative preference for letting private agencies compete to provide such services is such because that way idiotic contractors like this bunch can get thrown out, and the contracting agency can choose from others that will compete to show they're more serious about how they put taxpayers' money to work. If this had been a government agency, the people in it couldn't be fired, and would have little to no incentive for doing a better job. They wouldn't be competing with people in another agency to provide the same services in a better way or for less money.

These guys aren't any different than a road construction company that the state pays for a job, but who get busted doing it badly and are ripe for replacement. Nice of you to give it your all, though.