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Originally Posted by Dee8go
Naw, today we're all upset over the DOJ officials who have been paying $16 a piece for muffins at their meetings.
An unnamed DOJ official commented off the record that "We are appalled by this and will be looking into it . . . "
I feel better now .
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Turns out the reporter didn't look closely enough a the food bill. The conference provided breakfast and light lunch for the attendees at a cost of about $21 per person. This was at a nice hotel that usually charges $5 for a cup of coffee, so it seems now they got a pretty good deal. Because of the way the price was negotiated, the $16 was lumped into a line item for pastries, muffins, etc.