Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Weather blitz heads toward $500 million price tag for government

The Hill reports:
Severe weather could cost taxpayers a half-billion dollars by the end of the week.

The closing of federal offices costs $100 million a day in lost productivity and opportunity costs, according to the Office of Personnel Management. That’s $200 million and counting after OPM closed federal agencies on Monday and Tuesday.
No word yet from noted scientific experts Al Gore and Leonardo DiCaprio on this one.