State Department Waste

[OntarioVanMan]

WTG state dept.....

On the eve of the government shutdown, the State Department was consumed with a very different budget crisis of its own: purchasing vast amounts of booze for American embassies around the globe.

According to Jim McElhatton of The Washington Times, the embassy in Moscow splurged on $15,900 in bourbon and whiskey; the Tokyo embassy, partial to wine, placed an order for $22,416. The embassy in Rio de Janeiro spent $5,625 on gratuity wine on September 29 and, on the day of the shutdown, opted for stronger gratuity whisky at $5,925.

The booze buying binge ran up a tab of $180,000 for the month of September. Alcohol is a fixture at diplomatic functions, and it is appropriate to have a stock on hand, but the State Department’s booze budget has ballooned since 2009—tripling in cost during President Obama’s tenure.

State Department Waste: Booze, Crystal, and a Million-Dollar Stack of Rocks | The Foundry: Conservative Policy News Blog from The Heritage Foundation

 

[layoutshooter]

Alcohol is a fixture at diplomatic functions, and it is appropriate to have a stock on hand,


This explains a lot. Drinking and work do not mix. Yeah, I know, blah blah blah. NO booze with Federal Dollars. My tax dollars should never be spent on booze, crack ( I put NOTHING past our government) , etc.

 

[OntarioVanMan]

IMO all government owned facilities should be alcohol free.....

 

[layoutshooter]

The United States is broke. We have to BORROW money to pay for these lavish parties so a bunch of elitists can find ways to control our lives. The American tax payers, for the most part, cannot afford to "party hardy" like these "diplomats" do, on OTHER people's dime. John Kerry is LOADED, let him pay for it all. After all, the rich should pay their fair share.

 

[OntarioVanMan]

yep broke....busted...IMO 50% of ALL military bases overseas should be closed or downsized....Billions can be saved alone....we have the Pacific fleet out there, (floating bases) that are much more effective in a crisis.

 

[layoutshooter]

yep broke....busted...IMO 50% of ALL military bases overseas should be closed or downsized....Billions can be saved alone....we have the Pacific fleet out there, (floating bases) that are much more effective in a crisis.

The Pacific fleet is useless in the Atlantic. We have been, and we continue, to downsize or close bases both in the US and abroad. We need to be shutting down entire government agencies. We need to stop spending more than we bring in. Lack of revenue is not the problem, overspending is. Start with cutting out these parties, quick, easy to do. THEN shut down the Dept of ED, Commerce, EPA, Energy, for starters.