pro_junior Report This Comment
Date: September 06, 2012 10:54PM

$4,750...

BlahX3 Report This Comment
Date: September 06, 2012 11:51PM

Where did you dig that figure up from?

pro_junior Report This Comment
Date: September 07, 2012 02:01AM

just a guess...

woberto Report This Comment
Date: September 07, 2012 02:42AM

The barcode says $1.99

quasi Report This Comment
Date: September 07, 2012 10:51AM

Well if the barcode says $1.99 then $4750 should be pretty close to what the government is charged.

BlahX3 Report This Comment
Date: September 07, 2012 02:18PM

I think that is a bit exaggerated but the idea is pretty accurate. I'll tell ya one thing though, that money doesn't trickle down to the employees who process those contracts and bids.

fossil_digger Report This Comment
Date: September 07, 2012 03:12PM

uh....union kickbacks..........

BlahX3 Report This Comment
Date: September 07, 2012 03:43PM

Although that is certainly a consideration I've done a bit of reading up on it and some of the additional costs are due to the paperwork and administrative costs involved in satisfying the gubmint paper trail and request for bids requirements crap. That said the bulk of the crazy costs are because the greedy assholes who get the government to buy their shit can get away with it and manage to "justify" it on paper.