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In response to "oh, I think people are aware, but the stories that are rampant about how much $ the government wastes is tainting the reality. -- nm" by groiny

It's like focusing on how a $500 million lottery winner spends $70 at Starbucks. That makes them thirsty, not wasteful. -- nm

Posted by David (aka David) Dec 4 '17, 11:17

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sure, but over the course of a year, that $70 a day could do some real good somewhere else. -- nm - groiny Dec 4, 11:18 4
- But nothing will ever be 100% efficient. Private institutions are no better. I know our office isn't. - pmb Dec 4, 11:25 3
  - right, but that also does not mean that they should not review those costs and try to cut out some of the fat for everyone's sake. -- nm - groiny Dec 4, 11:27 2
    - They should and do. Regularly. But they will never be perfect. And there will always be people who exploit the system in ways that they will - pmb Dec 4, 11:34 1
      - agreed. -- nm - groiny Dec 4, 11:35
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- I have no idea how much anything costs at Starbucks. -- nm - David Dec 4, 11:19 2
  - You'd love a double frap choco mocho chino - Epiphany Dec 4, 11:24 1
    - What I like about coffee is that I don't have to drink it. I resent when I do have to smell it, though. -- nm - David Dec 4, 11:31

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