the royal wedding

keep a bucket near you when read this because you may vomit

the wedding cake:  $16,000-$80,000

cleaning of the streets after the wedding in london:  $64,000

the flowers: $320,000-$800,000

pre-wedding hideaway (the goring hotel hosting middleton’s family & friends):  $552 a night for double rooms

middleton’s wedding dress:  $64,000-$434,000

the engagement ring:  valued at $136,000, given to w. by c.

security: $8-$32 million

 

   $32,000,000

   $800,000

   $434,000

   $136,000

   $80,000

+ $64,000___ 

   $33,514,000

 

*this estimated cost does not factor in the unspecified amount of time that middleton’s family & friends will be staying for $552 a night, or how many of them, etc.

 

although i’m sure that

anyone

with a pulse, a half-way decently functioning brain,

and a

heartbeat

could look at the figure posited above

and find thousands of ways to invest in any number of

much

much

much

more worthy causes

than that of perpetuating an incestuous line of

figureheads

that holds absolutely

no

relevance

whatsoever

in the 21^st century

but in the united states

the home of the world’s policeman

10 days ago

our blessed democratic congress

“the voice of the people”

cut

$26.6 million dollars from TRIO:

 

LINK:

http://www.coenet.us/ecm/AM/Template.cfm?Section=GRA_March_April_2011

 

for those that aren’t aware what TRIO is:

 

“TRIO is a set of federally-funded college opportunity programs that motivate and support students from disadvantaged backgrounds in their pursuit of a college degree. Over 850,000 low-income, first-generation students and students with disabilities �" from sixth grade through college graduation �" are served by more than 2,800 programs nationally. TRIO programs provide academic tutoring, personal counseling, mentoring, financial guidance, and other supports necessary for educational access and retention. TRIO programs provide direct support services for students, and relevant training for directors and staff.”

 

LINK: http://www.coenet.us/ecm/AM/Template.cfm?Section=What_is_TRIO&Template=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&ContentID=9193

 

happy are those that are not english citizens

as the taxpayers are said to be footing the bill of

$8-$32 million

for

security, and

$64,000 for

street cleaning after said extravaganza

 

one has to do their best

to keep from running amok

the day this thing happens

because of what we could really be doing with the wealth in this world

Reviews

[Viki Rachel]

That's shocking! And yes, the pomp of the royal wedding was fun to look at, but that's shameful! They hold no political relevence, and are indeed just figureheads. But centuries of tradition should not be forgotten, so I can't say they should just strip them of their titles. This really made me think a lot. Over 33 million dollars. Shameful...

[disconnectedspirit]

gross...all that matters is love and committment..I would marry a poor man under a tree if he worshiped the ground i walked on and had no money