Taxpayer-Funded Sex Trips to Amsterdam?!?

I think Viagra subsidies for sex offenders are an absurd example of government stupidity in America. I'm also amazed that European taxpayers are forced to pay for penile implants for bureaucrats at the European Commission. But I'm almost speechless to learn that British taxpayers are financing hanky-panky with prostitutes in Amsterdam for some disabled citizens. According to the Daily Mail, taxpayers across the pond also are paying for lap dances, though it's unclear why some beneficiaries are allowed to travel to foreign countries while others stay home. I have great sympathy for people who are disabled, and I certainly have no problem with them purchasing sexual services, but I agree with the guy from the Disability Alliance that this is not an appropriate role for government.

A 'man of 21 with learning disabilities has been granted taxpayers' money to fly to Amsterdam and have sex with a prostitute. His social worker says sex is a 'human right' for the unnamed individual - described as a frustrated virgin. His trip to a brothel in the Dutch capital's red light district next month is being funded through a £520million scheme introduced by the last government to empower those with disabilities. They are given a personal budget and can choose what services this is spent on. The man's social worker, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said his client was an 'angry, frustrated and anxious young man' who had a need for sex. ...The trip emerged in data from Freedom of Information requests which revealed that many councils are using the money from the government's Putting People First scheme to pay for prostitutes, visits to lap dancing clubs and exotic holidays. ...Critics yesterday said the use of taxpayers' money to fund sex trips abroad as 'deeply worrying'. In Greater Manchester and Norfolk, social care clients have used their payments for internet dating subscriptions. ...Neil Coyle, director of policy at Disability Alliance, said most people with disabilities did not want or expect the state to pay for sexual services. 'Public bodies don't exist to find people sexual partners,' he said.