Mmmmmm...tastes like tax dollars

Quote:As the U.S. government grapples to find ways to trim the bloated federal deficit, a new report suggests officials might start with cutting out $16 muffins and $10 cookies.

"We found the Department (of Justice) spent $16 on each of the 250 muffins served at an August 2009 legal conference in Washington," said a DOJ Office of Inspector General report released on Tuesday.

The DOJ spent $121 million on conferences in fiscal 2008 and 2009, which exceeded its own spending limits and appeared to be extravagant and wasteful, according to the report that examined 10 conferences held during that period.

The review turned up the expensive muffins, which came from the Capital Hilton Hotel just blocks from the White House, as well as cookies and brownies that cost almost $10 each.

The department spent $32 per person on snacks of Cracker Jack, popcorn, and candy bars and coffee that cost $8.24 per cup at another conference, the report said.

The DOJ also spent nearly $600,000 for event planning services for five conferences, the document said.

Poor Eric Holder. "His people" continue to be oppressed.

Why am I not surprised by your comment? As far as I can tell, the article had NOTHING to do with race so what was the point of bringing up race into it?

Any "catered" food in DC costs 2x-3x the price of the comparative item purchased at a grocery store.

I'm sure DoJ has some employees from the ATF and Immigration Divisions who can make sandwiches, drinks, coffee, chips, for these meetings since they obviously arent doing their jobs.

These prices stated make "Airport Food" look cheap.

(09-21-2011 11:56 AM)WMD Owl Wrote:  Any "catered" food in DC costs 2x-3x the price of the comparative item purchased at a grocery store.

I'm sure DoJ has some employees from the ATF and Immigration Divisions who can make sandwiches, drinks, coffee, chips, for these meetings since they obviously arent doing their jobs.

These prices stated make "Airport Food" look cheap.

Moron.

(09-21-2011 11:36 AM)RobertN Wrote:  Why am I not surprised by your comment? As far as I can tell, the article had NOTHING to do with race so what was the point of bringing up race into it?

He was using Holder's own words regarding "his people."

(09-21-2011 11:36 AM)RobertN Wrote:  Why am I not surprised by your comment? As far as I can tell, the article had NOTHING to do with race so what was the point of bringing up race into it?

Why I am not surprised that you added nothing to the conversation? I didn't say anything about race. Holder is the head of the DoJ.

A $16 muffin and a $10 brownie, if stuffed with pot, would be a reasonable price. I think? but really wouldn't know.

(09-21-2011 07:59 PM)SumOfAllFears Wrote:  A $16 muffin and a $10 brownie, if stuffed with pot, would be a reasonable price. I think? but really wouldn't know.

Served at a DOJ function? That would be interesting, to say the least.

(09-21-2011 08:17 PM)Owl 69/70/75 Wrote:  

(09-21-2011 07:59 PM)SumOfAllFears Wrote:  A $16 muffin and a $10 brownie, if stuffed with pot, would be a reasonable price. I think? but really wouldn't know.

Served at a DOJ function? That would be interesting, to say the least.

As in Operation Gun Walker, they must have been stoned for that one. Eric Holder always looked stoned to me anyway. A stoned wacko nutjob.

What kills me about these things is that people have to eat no matter what; why should I pay for their food just because they're at a meeting?

OK, let me tell you my very favorite story about catering.

An old boss of mine was at one time pretty senior at Walmart Corporate. And Walmart Corporate was notoriously frugal in spending $$$ on anything outside of the stores themselves.

So he relays this story to me once about how a member of the Walmart Board of Directors was going to be in Bentonville for some reason or another, and that my boss had to attend the meeting in case this board member had a question that hit upon my old boss areas of expertise.

At the meeting with this Board member, they took orders for lunch. Then an underling took the orders and went to Subway to pick-up the lunch order......

A Board member of one of the most powerfull companys in the the world is served an Italian BMT for lunch.

(09-22-2011 09:14 AM)Lord Stanley Wrote:  OK, let me tell you my very favorite story about catering.

An old boss of mine was at one time pretty senior at Walmart Corporate. And Walmart Corporate was notoriously frugal in spending $$$ on anything outside of the stores themselves.

So he relays this story to me once about how a member of the Walmart Board of Directors was going to be in Bentonville for some reason or another, and that my boss had to attend the meeting in case this board member had a question that hit upon my old boss areas of expertise.

At the meeting with this Board member, they took orders for lunch. Then an underling took the orders and went to Subway to pick-up the lunch order......

A Board member of one of the most powerfull companys in the the world is served an Italian BMT for lunch.

I assume it was one of the in-store Subways.

(09-22-2011 09:23 AM)DrTorch Wrote:  I assume it was one of the in-store Subways.

Oh no. Out to pick-up the order in Bentonville.

Those Italian BMTs aren't that bad if you double up on the meat.

(09-22-2011 09:46 AM)smn1256 Wrote:  Those Italian BMTs aren't that bad if you double up on the meat.

Too rich for my blood!

So let me get this straight.

I can go with capitalism and trust the economic future to folks who eat Subway take-away, or I can go with socialism and trust it to people who eat $16 muffins, and that's a difficult decision?

(09-22-2011 08:56 AM)smn1256 Wrote:  What kills me about these things is that people have to eat no matter what; why should I pay for their food just because they're at a meeting?

Why should I have to pay for the donuts and occasional parties your company throws? Why should I have to pay for your free cable? Why should I have to pay for your health insurance? I am sure there are more things to add to this list.

(09-22-2011 11:55 AM)RobertN Wrote:  

(09-22-2011 08:56 AM)smn1256 Wrote:  What kills me about these things is that people have to eat no matter what; why should I pay for their food just because they're at a meeting?

Why should I have to pay for the donuts and occasional parties your company throws? Why should I have to pay for your free cable? Why should I have to pay for your health insurance? I am sure there are more things to add to this list.

You're not, my company/stockholders are. Don't like it? Then don't buy stock or come to a shareholders meeting and *****. When we talk about government workers WE pay for everything.

(09-22-2011 12:27 PM)smn1256 Wrote:  

(09-22-2011 11:55 AM)RobertN Wrote:  

(09-22-2011 08:56 AM)smn1256 Wrote:  What kills me about these things is that people have to eat no matter what; why should I pay for their food just because they're at a meeting?

Why should I have to pay for the donuts and occasional parties your company throws? Why should I have to pay for your free cable? Why should I have to pay for your health insurance? I am sure there are more things to add to this list.

You're not, my company/stockholders are. Don't like it? Then don't buy stock or come to a shareholders meeting and *****. When we talk about government workers WE pay for everything.

It comes out of the price I pay for cable/internet. Just like you guys whine about the consumer paying the corporations taxes because it is added to the cost of the product. So tell me agan, who is paying for these?

(09-22-2011 12:55 PM)RobertN Wrote:  

(09-22-2011 12:27 PM)smn1256 Wrote:  

(09-22-2011 11:55 AM)RobertN Wrote:  

(09-22-2011 08:56 AM)smn1256 Wrote:  What kills me about these things is that people have to eat no matter what; why should I pay for their food just because they're at a meeting?

Why should I have to pay for the donuts and occasional parties your company throws? Why should I have to pay for your free cable? Why should I have to pay for your health insurance? I am sure there are more things to add to this list.

You're not, my company/stockholders are. Don't like it? Then don't buy stock or come to a shareholders meeting and *****. When we talk about government workers WE pay for everything.

It comes out of the price I pay for cable/internet. Just like you guys whine about the consumer paying the corporations taxes because it is added to the cost of the product. So tell me agan, who is paying for these?

If you don't like it, stop using their products/services. If you try to do that with gov't (stop paying taxes), you go to prison. See the difference?