Good Grief! Taxpayers Foot the Bill for Occupiers’ Port-A-Potties

January 17, 2012
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Occupy Wall Street may be running out of money, but it isn’t because they’re spending it on Port-A-Potties for the Washington, DC Occupods. No, we the taxpayers get to foot the bill for that. This is unbelievable.

America’s taxpayers, already on the hook for watching over the Occupy movement’s three-month seizure of Washington’s downtown McPherson Square, are getting stuck with another bill to cover the police protection and port-a-potty rentals at today’s Capitol protest.

For today’s protest, where several hundred Occupiers toting signs lingered in the muddy grass of the Capitol Grounds, over two dozen U.S. Capitol Police were assigned to ring the lawn, most on foot, some on bikes, and others in 18 cars, buses, and trucks counted by Whispers.

Plus, the government rented 17 bright blue potties from Don’s Johns, which were parked across from the Capitol Grounds and in the shadow of the Ulysses S. Grant Memorial.

The Architect of the Capitol’s office wouldn’t comment on the costs or protection.

But Don’s Johns told Whispers that renting 17 potties costs about $2,100.

A miffed Capitol Police officer told us, “I can’t believe we’re paying for this. But they have no money. They were complaining about parking prices.” (Read More)

It gives “government waste” a whole new meaning.

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3 Responses to Good Grief! Taxpayers Foot the Bill for Occupiers’ Port-A-Potties

  1. numberonebill on January 17, 2012 at 10:31 pm

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  2. LIVE AT FIVE – 01.17.12 : The Other McCain on January 18, 2012 at 5:27 am

    [...] Recall Signatures Are Filed, Walker Does Interview With Rush Limbaugh WSJ: #OWS Sapped Of Cash Lonely Conservative: Taxpayers Foot The Bill For Occupods’ Port-A-Potties Pat Dollard: #OccupyCongress Protester Arrested For Assaulting Cop Legal Insurrection: McCain Oppo [...]

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  3. zorro on January 18, 2012 at 12:21 pm

    Somebody please tell me, what was the last great society to survive and thrive by supplying the rope for its own hanging. It may take a while to find it in history. We canonly hope to be the first.

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