Taxpayers Must Pay for Sex Change

(New York) Some stories, no matter how much rationalizing, just don't make a lick of sense.

From NYPost.com:

A judge has ordered taxpayers to foot the bill - up to $20,000 - for a sex-change operation that will make a 21-year-old man into a woman.

In a ruling to be released Thursday, Manhattan Family Court Judge Sheldon Rand said the city must provide the subsidized snip because the woman wannabe, identified as Mariah Lopez, had been in the care of the Administration for Children's Services as a youngster.

The judge said the agency has a duty to pay for all "necessary" medical care to the kids in its charge.

Now, even though I believe that sex change procedures should never be considered a governmental responsibility, I firmly believe that government disbursements should be awarded through competitive bidding.

Therefore, I recommend that the city of New York make sure a quote is received from Nunzio's Deli & Meats in Little Italy. Nunzio's family has been doing custom cuts for generations and there's only a small surcharge. For a couple sawbucks, Mariah Lopez's problem will be taken care of. And, if a few C-notes are thrown in, Nunzio will guarantee no complaints.

The City of New York should strive for fiscal responsibility.