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The federal government will pay $18,000,000 to "Redesign" just one Web site. "Wasteful Spending?" Ask a Question

The federal government will pay $18,000,000 to "Redesign" just one Web site. "Wasteful Spending?"
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Got some evidence to back up that assertion?

I'll need to quote Iggy here:

"This reminds me of the scene in Independence Day when the President asks where they got the funding for the Area 51 lab... "You don't think they really spent $18 million on a website do you?"

You know you might include the fact that this isn't a one time expenditure like you make it sound, but a five year budget to run and maintain the website, data center, data processing, and manpower.

It would be kind of like me saying, "McDonald's will pay $120,000 for a cook, are they paying too much?" and not mention that is for that person for 5 years and included other hidden costs like HR, uniforms, liability insurance, etc...

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Thanks for answering the other 2 questions for me! You just told them, it's true! ☺

It is just a website ►"redesign", not a brand new site from scratch. Just "1" Million a year would be overpaying, and that's for the initial design, after that is should go way down. I didn't say anything about extras, a data center for a website? Who do you think you are Bill Gates? A one or 2 room office will work fine, 2, 3 or 4 people!

. . . . . . . . ►IT'S A WEB SITE!!!◄ . . . . . . . .

I also didn't say the company winning the contract has ties to ►"Steny Hoyer"◄, donations, but now you know that too! I'm not quite sure how or why a website needs uniforms, health-care, dental or insurance, I don't think that will help the site if it ► crashes ◄.

I don't think you have any idea how much ► 18 MILLION ◄ is, it's probably more then you or I, "combined" will ever make in our lifetimes (unless your share is over 17). Besides if we were talking about ►$120,000◄ "we wouldn't be talking about it!" (I'd also prefer a real cook, over the website).

P.S. Is the McDonald's still hiring?