Viagra for Sex Offenders

If you want more ammunition for why welfare, medicaid and every other re-distribution of wealth is immoral, check out this story from the Washington Post entitled: States May Deny Sex Offenders Funds for Viagra.

The story begins:

ALBANY, N.Y., May 23 -- A federal agency began notifying states Monday that they do not have to pay for Viagra for convicted rapists and other high-risk sex offenders.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services acted one day after the New York comptroller's office said audits from 2000 through March found that 198 sex offenders in the state received Medicaid-reimbursed Viagra after their convictions. Their crimes included offenses against children as young as 2, Comptroller Alan Hevesi said.

Hat tip: Powerline