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minusonebit · 11-09-2007, 09:30 PM

NASA?S Luxury, At Your Expense

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9, 2007(CBS) Everyone knows exploring space is dangerous, and the costs are astronomical. Which is why, just last month, NASA was able to squeeze $1 billion extra from the Senate.

That very same day, NASA also posted an online notice few people saw - seeking four-star hotel bids for its December awards, CBS News correspondent Sharyl Attkisson reports.

The awards are to honor workers who've contributed to flight safety. But it's not just a low-key dinner for a handful of the best and brightest.

Try five days and four nights at a luxury Florida hotel for 300 honorees and their guest. Fancy receptions and front-row tickets to the most exciting show in the space business, the shuttle launch.

All paid for by your tax dollars.

More: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/...n3481918.shtml

tony286 · 11-09-2007, 09:34 PM

Who cares about 500k when you have a president spending how much in Iraq a month?

baddog · 11-09-2007, 09:39 PM

Knowing how much we pay for client appreciation dinners, that sounds reasonable.

soulbleed · 11-09-2007, 09:44 PM

500k for 300 people for 5 days at a luxury hotel. sounds like they got a sweet deal to me.

baddog · 11-09-2007, 09:49 PM

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Originally Posted by soulbleed

500k for 300 people for 5 days at a luxury hotel. sounds like they got a sweet deal to me.

Cheaper than what Ad Tech cost me at only $333 a day.

minusonebit · 11-09-2007, 09:59 PM

The point is the government should not be having client appreciation dinners at all. Its not a legitimate government function.

baddog · 11-09-2007, 10:08 PM

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Originally Posted by minusonebit

The point is the government should not be having client appreciation dinners at all. Its not a legitimate government function.

I am sure it is a tax write off for them too.

AlienQ - BANNED FOR LIFE · 11-09-2007, 10:11 PM

Ya should see how much they spend for 1 simple steel 1/4 inch bolt.

GrouchyAdmin · 11-09-2007, 10:26 PM

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Originally Posted by baddog

I am sure it is a tax write off for them too.

You know about as much about the space administration as you do computers.

AsianDivaGirlsWebDude · 11-09-2007, 10:46 PM

Hey, rubber chicken costs more now then back in the day...

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baddog · 11-09-2007, 10:48 PM

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Originally Posted by GrouchyAdmin

You know about as much about the space administration as you do computers.

and you know as much about sarcasm as you do astrophysics.

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minusonebit So Fucking Banned Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: [email protected] Posts: 7,391	The point is the government should not be having client appreciation dinners at all. Its not a legitimate government function.