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作者:路不平  於 2013-1-17 04:17 發表於 最熱鬧的華人社交網路--貝殼村

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Taxpayers foot $222,000 bathroom renovation for (former) interior secretary
 

What, exactly, does a $222,000 bathroom renovation look like?

Gold fixtures? Marble tile? Well, you should know—you paid for it.

Scott MacFarlane of WSB-TV Atlanta's Washington Bureau has finally secured images of the expensive taxpayer-funded bathroom renovation in question, which occurred in 2007 for the bathroom of President George W. Bush』s Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne. It took the government four years to produce the photos requested by the news station under the Freedom of Information Act.

The photos show a tiled shower, custom cabinetry, a Sub-Zero fridge (price tag $3,590), $1,523 wall panels, a mirrored sink with expensive fixtures, even a "vintage" toilet paper holder, according to the news station's slideshow. (Surprisingly, it doesn't include former California Rep. Duke Cunningham's antique commode.)

The renovations were the subject of an internal audit.

 

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Les  •  2 hrs 27 mins ago
Kudos to the reporter pursuing this. And believe me, this type of criminal spending is going on as I write this. No long ago, there was the GSA party in Las Vegas that for less than one week there cost taxpayers almost $850,000. That was criminal!!
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    terrance  •  2 hrs 45 mins ago
    The problem here is that our elected officials want to live like they are kings and not just common folk that they are. They forget or don't even care that they are doing this on the taxpayer's dime.
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    回復 正義感 2013-1-17 04:41
    對寫這種文章的人可能會有四種反應:

    1. 你是五毛
    2. 正是因為民主制度監督才揭露了這樣的事
    3. 中共官員更貪污
    4. 如果你不喜歡這裡,你為什麼不回去?

    結論:在美國發生這樣的事正常的,在中國發生這樣的事是腐敗。
    回復 白露為霜 2013-1-17 05:28
    正義感: 對寫這種文章的人可能會有四種反應:

    1. 你是五毛
    2. 正是因為民主制度監督才揭露了這樣的事
    3. 中共官員更貪污
    4. 如果你不喜歡這裡,你為什麼不回去?

    ...
    這樣的事在哪裡都是腐敗。這說明人性都是一樣的,都有走歪路的傾向。好的體制,獨立的媒體,對權力的制約能對個人的腐敗有所抑制。
    回復 正義感 2013-1-17 06:14
    白露為霜: 這樣的事在哪裡都是腐敗。這說明人性都是一樣的,都有走歪路的傾向。好的體制,獨立的媒體,對權力的制約能對個人的腐敗有所抑制。 ...
    嘿,白露,注意到你換了頭像。
    回復 meistersinger 2013-1-17 06:38
    09年的消息。報紙上早就登了。民主黨早就抨擊了。
    另外林子大了什麼鳥都有。更有甚者是City of Bell CA的領導。

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