TheCatSite.com › Forums › General Forums › IMO: In My Opinion › Your Stimulus Dollars At Work
New Posts  All Forums:Forum Nav:

Your Stimulus Dollars At Work

post #1 of 6
7/19/09 at 2:12pm
Thread Starter 
I really hope this a joke, or some sort of error. If not, I'm thoroughly convinced that we have a bunch of derelicts running the country.
http://www.recovery.gov/?q=content/c...ils&primeid=27

$1,191,200.00 for slicing two pounds of frozen ham. I'm so proud.
Reply
post #2 of 6
7/19/09 at 6:27pm
Tell me that's something like slicing a LOT of pigs into 2 pound pieces...
Reply
post #3 of 6
7/19/09 at 6:29pm
I used to work at a deli, two of them as a matter of fact, someone owes me a heck of a lot of money!!!!!!
Reply
post #4 of 6
7/22/09 at 1:47pm
Since I am a nosey nelley, I sent an email asking about this to the Government accountability office.

http://www.gao.gov/fraudnet/fraudnet.htm
Reply
post #5 of 6
7/22/09 at 4:56pm
I read that this was a description of the item and it was thousands of these 2lb hams that were sent to food banks at $1.50/lb... But as one commentator said, most people could get this for $0.79/lb. So still wasteful!

This reminds me of a story my in laws told me about living in communist Romania. Romania was given a lot of money to help it build up its own resources. Instead of building factories or farms they just bought food and sold it at a lower cost. Eventually the money ran out and everything became very expensive to the point where you were told which days you could shower and when you could turn your lights on. Yes, I am afraid that this is going to happen to the US.
Reply
post #6 of 6
7/23/09 at 1:54am
Thread Starter 
I'm hoping there's more to it than what was listed on the invoice. At the same the time, the government is run by idiots and it wouldn't surprise me if they did pay that much out for one two pound ham.
Reply
New Posts  All Forums:Forum Nav:
  Return Home
  Back to Forum: IMO: In My Opinion
TheCatSite.com › Forums › General Forums › IMO: In My Opinion › Your Stimulus Dollars At Work