Did we pay $1,191,200 for 2 pounds of frozen ham?

[Angel Heart]

Contracts - Recipient Summary | Recovery.gov

 

[hjmick]

It wouldn't surprise me. And that would be frozen ham sliced. I'd have done it for $499,754.83.

 

[Toro]

That must have been some really good ham.

 

[pete]

No pork ... huh?

 

[Vel]

Damn.. I wonder what I could have gotten for the year old turkey I tossed out of my freezer a few weeks ago?

 

[concept]

More change we can believe in.

 

[xotoxi]

That must have been some really good ham.

Boar's Head. Honey roasted.

They got a great deal on the cheese: 2 lbs for only $167,534.75!!!

However, the bulkie rolls were an absolute jip.

 

[hjmick]

At that price it better be spiral sliced...

 

[Modbert]

Damn, that must be some great ham.

 

[QUENTIN]

It may be even worse, if this means what you indicate (and it seems to), the same company got $2,531,600 for "HAM, WATER ADDED, COOKED, FROZEN, SLICED, 2-LB".

Contracts - Recipient Summary | Recovery.gov

 

[hjmick]

Now, if it was bacon we were talking about, that'd be one thing...

 

[Modbert]

It may be even worse, if this means what you indicate (and it seems to), the same company got $2,531,600 for "HAM, WATER ADDED, COOKED, FROZEN, SLICED, 2-LB".

Contracts - Recipient Summary | Recovery.gov

If it does indicate that, then this place needs to come under investigation.

We all have to admit though, wouldn't of known this without the site.

 

[DavidS]

Wow - this beats the $600 hammer under Reagan by a longshot. Even adjusted for inflation!

 

[xsited1]

Contracts - Recipient Summary | Recovery.gov

That's Kosher ham. Very expensive.

 

[Angel Heart]

It may be even worse, if this means what you indicate (and it seems to), the same company got $2,531,600 for "HAM, WATER ADDED, COOKED, FROZEN, SLICED, 2-LB".

Contracts - Recipient Summary | Recovery.gov

It's going to be an amazing picnic with our sliced ham... I'm sure with our now 4 pounds we'll have enough for everyone...

 

[hjmick]

It may be even worse, if this means what you indicate (and it seems to), the same company got $2,531,600 for "HAM, WATER ADDED, COOKED, FROZEN, SLICED, 2-LB".

Contracts - Recipient Summary | Recovery.gov

It's going to be an amazing picnic with our sliced ham... I'm sure with our now 4 pounds we'll have enough for everyone...

Don't worry, after Obama turns the water to wine and finishes dividing the five loaves of bread, he'll turn his attention to the ham...

 

[DiveCon]

this has GOT to be an error
hell, you can buy some really good sliced ham for less than $8 a lb

it has to be a large quantity of 2 lb hams sliced

 

[editec]

Man! -- that's the most blatant case of GOVERNMENT PORKBARREL SPENDING I've even seen.

 

[Mr.Fitnah]

Drudge picked it up and is running with it.


SPENDING SCARED: WHITE HOUSE PUTS OFF RELEASE OF BUDGET UPDATE...
RECOVERY.GOV // AWARDED: $2,531,600 FOR 'HAM, WATER ADDED, COOKED, FROZEN, SLICED, 2-LB'...
RECOVERY.GOV // AWARDED: $1,191,200 FOR '2 POUND FROZEN HAM SLICED'...
RECOVERY.GOV // AWARDED: $351,807 FOR 'REPLACE AND UPGRADE THE DUMBWAITER'...
RECOVERY.GOV // AWARDED: $1,562,568 FOR 'MOZZARELLA CHEESE'...
RECOVERY.GOV // AWARDED: $5,708,260 FOR 'PROCESS CHEESE'...
RECOVERY.GOV // AWARDED: $16,784,272 FOR 'CANNED PORK'...
RECOVERY.GOV // AWARDED: $1,444,100 FOR 'REPAIR DOOR BLDG 5112'...
RECOVERY.GOV // AWARDED: $541,119 FOR 'INSTALL TRAFFIC SIGNAL'...

 

[hjmick]

Statement from Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack

"Through the Recovery Act, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has made $100 million available to the states for The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP), which acquires food that is distributed to local organizations that assist the needy – including food banks, food pantries, and soup kitchens.

The Recovery Act funds referenced in press reports allowed states to purchase ham, cheese and dairy products for these food banks, soup kitchens and food pantries that provide assistance to people who otherwise do not have access to food. This program will help reduce hunger of those hardest hit by the current economic recession.

The references to "2 pound frozen ham sliced" are to the sizes of the packaging. Press reports suggesting that the Recovery Act spent $1.191 million to buy "2 pounds of ham" are wrong. In fact, the contract in question purchased 760,000 pounds of ham for $1.191m, at a cost of approximately $1.50 per pound. In terms of the dairy purchase referenced, USDA's Farm Service Agency (FSA) purchased 837,936 pounds of mozzarella cheese and 4,039,200 pounds of processed cheese.

While the principal purpose of these expenditures is to provide food to those hardest hit by these tough times, the purchases also provide a modest economic benefit of benefiting Americans working at food retailers, manufacturers and transportation companies as well as the farmers and ranchers who produce our food supply."