Guess how much the G8 summit cost?

Question

The Japanese press today reveals that the princely sum of :

567,000,000 $

FIVE HUNDRED AND SIXTY SEVEN MILLION DOLLARS!

Money well spent?

Answer 1

Meanwhile, commoners like us are being told that we waste food, we spend too much, etc and that we jolly well ought to pull ourselves together!  And how much is a pensioner expected to live on in UK each week?  I would LOVE to see any MP live on that week after week after week ...

The world is just ready to explode.  I don't ever believe a single word that issues forth from the mouth of any politician, whatever the subject.

Answer 2

Basically enough to feed a third world country - why am i not surprised ?

Answer 3

and we are starving?down with CAPITLISM.

Answer 4

And no doubt all attendees travelled to the summit on seperate planes letting off vast amounts of CO2 emmissions. Then we are told that in order to tackle climate change our car tax is going increase significantly next year!!! Double standards I think!!!!!

Answer 5

The funny thing is they were talking about a world wide hunger when they had a 6 course lunch and an 8 course dinner

Answer 6

50p

Answer 7

I agree with Horatio. The hypocritical gits..lecturing us about food waste while have 17 courses a day...

Answer 8

And Gordon had the cheek to lecture us on waste! It's sickening.

Answer 9

I wonder how much of it Gordon Brown ate? At least his Tesco bill will be smaller next week!

Answer 10

who cares

Answer 11

Wow. I'm not at all surprised from what I saw on tv. I was a bit appalled. Talk about a rich man's club. 18 course meal. That's gluttony. 9 course wasn't good enough?

It was a waste of money. Hypocrites. They all make me sick.

edit: The sad thing is that it's probably the truth or very close to it. Security detail alone would be outrageous.

Answer 12

** hyperventilating ...goes to find brown paper bag**

Answer 13

rubbish i bet it never cost 67 million never mind the 500 million,

Answer 14

That is way over the top that is. What a bloody waste of money.

Answer 15

and that was just the banquet!