The “Salmon-Forty-Salmon”
Originally From Moxiegrrrl.com, the “Dumbest Grant Ever”.
Photo Credit to CLAY LACY and CHAD SLATTERY – Alaska Airlines
The ultimate in government waste; a non-profit groups called the Alaska Fisheries Marketing Board awarded Alaska Airlines a half-million dollar grant to paint the aircraft. The Alaska Fisheries Marketing Board was funded by a 29 million dollar federal allocation backed by United States Senator Ted Stevens of Alaska. Yes, you read the correctly, 29 million dollars to “promote and enhance the value of Alaska seafood”, funded by all US tax payers – Anchorage Daily News Article. Wouldn’t it have been cheaper and more effective to mail a free Alaskan salmon to each household who wanted one. How about a free salmon with each Alaska Airline flight you book online . . . who needs double miles?
Personally, I would be checking myself for carbon monoxide poisoning if I ran across this monstrosity while doing a cross country flight!
What do you get when fish fly? Government Pork!
