Well, I’ll post it too. An entertaining read:
Golden SleepThe Russian Interior Ministry decided to spend 24.4 million rubles on new furniture. Among other things, the police require a bedroom set decorated with pure gold. The Interior Ministry posted a notice on the official government procurement website announcing an open tender for the purchase of furniture using federal budget funds http://zakupki.gov.ru/Tender/ViewPurchase.aspx?PurchaseId=471351. The application consists of three lots. The first—furniture and interior items—is worth 15 million rubles, while the other two cover “office furniture” worth 9.4 million rubles. Read more This article in blogs[?]
anti_musor And why shouldn’t our police officers, in the end, buy themselves a table covered in 24-karat gold? Aren’t they people too? They stand guard. They protect our sleep. I’m reminded of Debbie Jellinsky from The Addams Family: "Am I not a human being? ...don’t I have feelings?... and don’t I deserve love..... affection... and a few precious stones.."