With apologies to Phil Collins

"Superman, where are you now?  When everything's gone wrong somehow?"  The bureaucrats, the men of power, are losing their minds by the hour...

Florida officials are investigating an unemployment agency that spent public money to give 6,000 superhero capes to the jobless.
Workforce Central Florida spent more than $14,000 on the red capes as part of its "Cape-A-Bility Challenge" public relations campaign. The campaign featured a cartoon character, "Dr. Evil Unemployment," who needs to be vanquished.
Florida's unemployment agency director asked Monday for an investigation of the regional operation's spending after the Orlando Sentinel published a story about the program. State director Cynthia Lorenzo said the spending appeared to be "insensitive and wasteful."
Workforce Central Florida Director Gary J. Earl defends the program, saying it is part of a greater effort to connect with the community. The agency says it served 210,000 people during its last fiscal year, placing nearly 59,000 in jobs.

A few thoughts:
- This would appear to be the logical conclusion to the last 30 years of self-esteem emphasis.  I know if *I* lost my job, the main thing I'd want help with is to feel like a superhero...  (that was sarcasm, in case you missed it)
- Maybe the agency wouldn't need a public relations campaign if they had a better job placement rate than less than one in three

- I mean...  really?

We literally can't afford this kind of nonsense.  Never really could, but really can't now.  Some folks obviously aren't getting the memo, however.  Maybe the wrong people are unemployed.