Thursday, February 03, 2011

Wasting Money At the Speed of Light

While Gov. John Kasich plans to make major cuts in education, Medicaid, care for the elderly, and every state agency, etc., he certainly knows how to spend money.

DaytonDailyNews:

Records show a meeting called last month by Gov. John Kasich cost the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency more than $5,000.

Documents obtained by The Associated Press show the EPA spent almost $4,300 in transportation costs and an estimated $1,150 in other venue charges for the Columbus meeting.

All 1,200 EPA employees — including those from two hours away — were encouraged to attend the Jan. 21 meeting to hear the governor's vision for the agency....

How much money would it have cost for a conference call?  Someone needs to tell Kasich that he isn't on Wall Street and he isn't a king.