Steve Thrasher wrote in news:477daa04
@news.acsalaska.net:

Difference in the cost to the taxpayer is practically nil.

From someone who worked at the Comptrollers Office on an Air Force Base
once upon a time.



My point, EXACTLY. They would have spent the same money, one way or the
other.

Remember the first rule of a government budget:

USE IT OR LOSE IT!

I wasn't a Charleston Naval Shipyard GS-11 for nothing!...(c;
The trick is to run the budget to 0 on the day before the forced Xmas
vacation that lasted to Jan 02... THAT took a great bureaucrat with
excellent planning!


Larry
--
Next time some broker tells you what a great investment he's selling,
ask him about Rhodium, a shiny metal used in Catalytic Converters.
Jan 1st 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Rhodium $452 $1341 $3006 $5339 $6775 PER OUNCE!
How much longer can we pay for new cars at this rate?
Feb '97 it was $182/oz