First of all, we don't know how much it's all costing – every dollar amount quoted for every item so far has been a blind guess published by the media which wouldn't get much attention if it said something like "The cake came from Target and cost $150 and Chelsea made her own dress out of old curtains from her grandmother's windows." That just isn't news. Of course, the media is exaggerating.
So if a few million bucks are spent on a lavish wedding, that's a few million bucks pumped into the coughing economy. Waiters, florists, cooks, valets, manicurists, hairdressers, cleaning staff, the local Starbucks — all of these people and businesses benefit. How many extra ice coffees and bottles of water and ice cream were sold to the hounding press camped out in town?
Bill and Hillary should spend a whopping wad on this wedding. The country needs it. Now . . . if they are not also paying for all the extra Secret Service protection, well, that's a different story. And that WOULD BE a story.
Howling,
Brooklyn Beagle
PS: Even if the Secret Service security cost $2 million out of a $4 million event, that's STILL $2 million pumped into the economy.
ReplyDeleteThank you Mr. President and Madame Secretary!
B.B.