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Originally Posted by Mr.Coffee
I checked out some of the inauguration highlights and it seemed a bit much. I know he's the first black president and yay they aren't a bunch of racists anymore (apparently) but this puppy supposedly cost something like $150MM??????
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Yeah, it was a little much. I don't think it was much more elaborate than the recent inaugurations but (apparently) security was more expensive due to the huge turnout and maybe the heightened threat of lunatics.
I heard this morning that celebrities and assorted bigshots were dishing out 50 grand a pop for decent seats. Hopefully a few hundred of them got soaked for that amount and the money goes toward paying for a fraction of this thing (which is, come to think of it, doubtful).
I'd think most of the money went to the regular people like cops (of all labels), limo drivers, laborers, fence-renters, waiters, port-a-potty personnel, and that's alright. Usually when the government blows a big wad of cash on something frivolous it ends up in the pockets of bureaucrats and cronies. The bureaucrats and cronies were begging to be at this thing and none of them got paid to show up.