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To: goldworldnet who wrote (390809)	11/3/2010 10:00:35 AM
From: MulhollandDrive	4 Recommendations Respond to of 793991

f course, food and beverage costs can be hard to estimate, especially on a daily group basis in a country known for it's fine cuisine! (But, even in America, this can be hard to estimate. For example,, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi takes private jet trips, at taxpayer expense, between Washington, D.C. and San Francisco, CA. Within this 2,441 mile flying distance, Speaker Pelosi - and up to 12 of her guests - can consume an average of about $500 per one-way trip, in fine foods and fine liquors, according to the U.S. Air Force. Meanwhile, the U.S. Air Force pilot and co-pilot, sharing the same flights as Speaker Pelosi - except that they're up in the cockpit, of course - are consuming about $8 apiece in cold sandwiches, coffee and soda pop. Can you see what we mean by 'hard to estimate' food costs?) Anyway, assuming $100 a day, per person, for fine food and local beverages, is pretty typical for an elite group of American tourists. That's a mere cost of $160,000 per day for each group member - just $640,000 total for 4 days! quite literally pigs at the trough