AM 1450 KMMS - Bozeman's News Talk Leader » super hero http://kmmsam.com Sat, 25 May 2013 20:49:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Unemployed In Florida? You Get A Super Hero Cape! http://kmmsam.com/unemployed-in-florida-you-get-a-super-hero-cape/ http://kmmsam.com/unemployed-in-florida-you-get-a-super-hero-cape/#comments Wed, 20 Apr 2011 17:43:55 +0000 1450 KMMS AM http://kmmsam.com/?p=4987 A government-supported unemployment agency in Central Florida is in hot water today after it reportedly spent $14,200 to fund 6,000 superhero capes to hand out to unemployed area residents.

It's all part of what's being called the 'Cape- A-Bility Challenge,' a contest in which out-of-work Floridians take on "Dr. Evil Unemployment," a cartoon character that represents the current state of the economy. (The agency also spent $2,300 on foam cutouts of this job-killing super villain.)

Once they enter the contest, they will be provided with a red cape -- while supplies last, of course. The campaign, which some are calling "insensitive and wasteful," runs through June 30.

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