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Originally Posted by raymr
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 $16 was lumped into a line item for pastries, muffins, etc.
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How about this? In the not too distant past, government meetings were not held in lavishly expen$ive hotels. A very basic old government building with a row of fold up tables and fold up chairs and a big, aluminum West Bend coffee pot. If they were lucky, some kind soul stopped by the donut shop before the meeting.
They fail to take into account that they are lavishly spending OUR money. It is not THEIR money.