Sep22
While more and more Americans are facing poverty, look at what your government is paying for snack time.
“At the AMBER Alert Conference, the OJJDP spent over $23,000 on a continuous beverage service that provided 367 attendees with coffee and soda over 4 days. The high cost of refreshments was caused in part by applying hotel service charges and event planner
indirect costs to each food and beverage item, resulting in each can of soda costing $5.57 and each ounce of coffee costing $0.65. At this price, one 8-ounce cup of coffee would cost $5.20.” (read the report for yourself–PDF)
