Re:The curious case of the abominable shower
by rnhmjoj on Thursday November 23, 2023 @05:52AM
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Italian politicians are not exactly known for their frugal lifestyle, but this story makes them pale in comparison. For example, a few days ago the minister of agriculture merely had a train (running late, besides) take an unscheduled stop so he could get out earlier and attend a public event. This made the headlines as an outrageous abuse of priviledges.
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Re:The curious case of the abominable shower
by altairTF on Thursday November 23, 2023 @07:06AM
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Look what brazilian politicians do and you will be shocked how this train endevour is so tamed it would not even be news around here. The brazilian president spend R$773 millions this year on travelling alone ($157.6 millions in US dollars)
Re:The curious case of the abominable shower
by Aeolun on Thursday November 23, 2023 @07:47AM
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How do you even manage that? If you fly first class every hour of every day that would still be impossible. So I guess the man charters entire airplanes?
Re:The curious case of the abominable shower
by FartyMcFarter on Thursday November 23, 2023 @07:54AM
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It probably includes staff travelling costs, security etc.
Flying first class is for peasants.
Re:The curious case of the abominable shower
by altairTF on Thursday November 23, 2023 @09:54AM
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They fly a official plane and bring a lot of people with it. There was a plan to replace the place, but for the time it got backlashed so hard they put the idea aside, for now at least.
Re:The curious case of the abominable shower
by Jensson on Thursday November 23, 2023 @10:24AM
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> a few days ago the minister of agriculture merely had a train (running late, besides) take an unscheduled stop so he could get out earlier
Wtf, a politician is allowed to do that? How was the politician able to convince the train to stop? Are there laws enabling politicians to reschedule trains at any point?