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11-21-2008, 10:24 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2008
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5 toilets cost 1.5Mil???
It's no wonder why the US ecomony is in the "****ter"...
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11-21-2008, 12:43 PM
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Eh....they are fancy self cleaning toilets, and they weren't paid for directly with taxpayer money. They were paid for with grant money that was to help homeless people. If I were homeless, I'd be pretty happy about having a nice clean place to sit down and take care of business.
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11-21-2008, 01:02 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Delran
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at least theyre doing something for the homeless....they often get neglected with govt funds anyway.
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11-21-2008, 01:04 PM
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13 Second Club
Join Date: Oct 2004
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Ill tell you one thing tho... 1 toilet costed my workers comp insurance a good amount of $$$$$$
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11-21-2008, 03:15 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: North Jersey
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Tru2Chevy
Eh....they are fancy self cleaning toilets, and they weren't paid for directly with taxpayer money. They were paid for with grant money that was to help homeless people. If I were homeless, I'd be pretty happy about having a nice clean place to sit down and take care of business.
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I'm all for doing something nice for the homeless, and understand that the money came from grants.. But I don't see how 5 toilets cost 1.5mil... That is like the government paying 20k for a hammer...
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11-21-2008, 03:23 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2008
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i want to take a dump on that toilet, first!
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11-21-2008, 04:39 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2005
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 2RARE84s
I'm all for doing something nice for the homeless, and understand that the money came from grants.. But I don't see how 5 toilets cost 1.5mil... That is like the government paying 20k for a hammer...
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300k each. They had to design them, buy them, build the enclosures, etc.
It costs the govt. a fortune to do anything. (not to mention the paperwork and people they had to pay to fill out the paperwork etc)
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11-21-2008, 06:21 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: North Jersey
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These things have been around for a LONG time.. I have pissed in many a self cleaning toilet in several European countries.. Still don't see how 1 costs 300k..
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11-21-2008, 06:37 PM
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11 second club / Moderator
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Quote:
Originally Posted by enRo
Ill tell you one thing tho... 1 toilet costed my workers comp insurance a good amount of $$$$$$

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that what you sliced your hand on?
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11-21-2008, 11:29 PM
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The Plague
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 2RARE84s
I'm all for doing something nice for the homeless, and understand that the money came from grants.. But I don't see how 5 toilets cost 1.5mil... That is like the government paying 20k for a hammer...
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How do you think Area 51 gets their budget?
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11-22-2008, 03:26 PM
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King of Free
Join Date: Sep 2005
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300K each isn't just the toilet guys..
it's planning, research, blueprinting, engineering, installation, running water pipes.... it goes on and on.
now if I were homeless i would just get in one of those and camp out there every night.. dunno what's getting done about that.
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11-24-2008, 10:18 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2008
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300k could be well better spent for the homeless than wasting it on a toilet.
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11-24-2008, 02:50 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by twin99
300k could be well better spent for the homeless than wasting it on a toilet.
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keeps them from ****ting int he middle of the street
but most homless arn't to well educated so they might not have the know how to use one of them fancy machines
Last edited by Saitin; 11-24-2008 at 02:51 PM.
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11-24-2008, 02:55 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Boston/North
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Saitin
keeps them from ****ting int he middle of the street
but most homless arn't to well educated so they might not have the know how to use one of them fancy machines
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I'd bet there are homeless people are smarter than you, their inability to have a place to live doesn't denounce their education.
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dumbass.
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11-24-2008, 02:58 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2008
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wow.. still unreal that they would do this
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11-24-2008, 10:22 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2008
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The US government is like those non-profit organizations that help the poor.
For every dollar they get they spend 90 cents on retreat meetings and salaries.
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11-24-2008, 10:38 PM
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I <3 sheep
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Belmar
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"The toilets include warming devices"
Can we put one of those in my house?
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11-26-2008, 07:48 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: North Jersey
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Quote:
Originally Posted by SteveR
"The toilets include warming devices"
Can we put one of those in my house? 
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Yes, but first you have to stop paying your mortgage, buy a Ferrari and then have the Government pay for your house (with my money).
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11-26-2008, 08:37 AM
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Location: hamilton, nj
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sooo, 300k each on toilets that clean themselves.....
how much are they saving by not overpaying someone whose job it would be to clean the toilets every day?
sounds worth it
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11-26-2008, 10:29 AM
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I <3 sheep
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Belmar
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 2RARE84s
Yes, but first you have to stop paying your mortgage, buy a Ferrari and then have the Government pay for your house (with my money). 
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can the gov just pay for my Ferrari instead?
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Steve has a thing for sheep....
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11-26-2008, 10:30 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: North Jersey
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Quote:
Originally Posted by SteveR
can the gov just pay for my Ferrari instead? 
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That's next...
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1984 Camaro Z28 Roadster, 350 .40 over, cam, edelbrock 750, headers, flowmaster, more to come...
1986 IROC-Z, L98 swap, .30 over, forged internals, cam, headers, flowmaster, Go Fast juice.. - Sold
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11-26-2008, 10:45 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2004
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Knipps
It costs the govt. a fortune to do anything. (not to mention the paperwork and people they had to pay to fill out the paperwork etc)
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i see it everyday, lol.
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