OK, how about this...

My son can't race because I can't afford the time off work to take him to regattas. How about if the class sends me money equivalent to 2 days work every month and I will make sure he races regularly!

I don't need a comptip but why should it matter what the money is spent on as long as the outcome is the same?

Obviously a tongue in cheek arguement. However, maybe Obama would give me stimulus money to heat up the slowing sailing market? All of this seems foolish, no?