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How Do Davos Billionaires Wage War On Inequality? It All Starts With A Bill...
How does a group of Davos billionaires resolutely crush inequality? Well, it all starts by spending CHF 80,193.00 on assorted fingerfood plates, drinks and of course: Bollinger. And don't forget - you aren't really fighting the great war on inequality unless you spend 30 Swiss Francs on water and 460 francs for snacks. Anything less than that and your 0.001% peers may think you are merely an imposter in the great class convergence war...
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Bernanke wealth effect
Wow...I thought I was going to be a real smart ass here by taking a look at the Swiss Franc currency conversion to put this into perspective. Well. It is $1.12 to each US Dollar. That shut me down. Was expecting it to be like .09786 per dollar or something. Yikes.
Trickle-down econ...... ((( winning )))
The Green Room reference on the bill refers to an Intercontinental Hotel Group promotion for UK members offering a 30% discount on hotel services. This bill was obviously for a reception at the hotel hosted by someone from the UK. Lots of champagne and white wine for the 150 or so guests. I am sure many of us have been to weddings that cost more than this. The cost of this party is a non-event. The question should be, who paid for it. Perhaps the UK taxpayers?
http://www.greenroom.co.uk/members/
Put it on the Underhills' tab.
Lucky to whomever gets the tip... :P
Zuzana will probably be getting banished to a snowy mountaintop bratwürst stand for this.
Perhaps Tyler can edit the .jpg before it´s too late (which it probably already is since it´s been shared and tweeted over 36 times already...Ooops).
'fingerfood' for 9k?
Sticky fingers more like.
The blacked-out word ends in "N". Dungeon?
There's no better way for the Great who Meet to Beat to kick off their mission of dissecting, relating to & "attempting to resolve" the growing social & economic instability (that their friends at the world's fractional reserve central banks helped, in no small part, to create and fuel) gripping the globe.
Bring them the finest meats and cheeses in all the land!
"Wow...I thought I was going to be a real smart ass here by taking a look at the Swiss Franc currency conversion to put this into perspective. Well. It is $1.12 to each US Dollar. That shut me down. Was expecting it to be like .09786 per dollar or something. Yikes."
Clearly, you have not priced Baby Pâté recently.
It's in Turkish Lira - panic over...
Courtesy of Xe.com mid-market rates, that total is very nearly $90k US http://www.xe.com/currencyconverter/convert/?Amount=80193&From=CHF&To=USD
If you consider the 2012 median wage was a pretty low $27,500 and there have been few if any improvements since then, ( http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2013/11/4/median-wage-stagnationincomeinequality.html ), then this bill amounts to well over 3 x that amount.
Think about that: THREE annual median US salaries, before deductions. Wonder how many "after all deductions" median wages that will be once the Affordable Care Act becomes fully "operational"??
Ends in N...
Maybe Baby Dolphin?
Whoa!!!!
CHF 210 per person, so it depends on exactly what type of hors'd'oeuvres were served, there are different prices for different vintages all simply labeled "white wine", but given that magnums of Bollinger are only @$400 each it it actually seems rather cheap by local standards esp. given the peak season markup... unless it was a bill for take-away (then again if it's an Intercon it "should" be cheap)
The annual cost of living indexes that use a baseline of NYC priced at 100 all consistently put Zurich and Geneva well above 150, and the Davos crowd would basically be a small high-end subset of the "elite" in those towns (lake front flats downtown were 10-20k per month last time I lived in one, so it just doesn't seem that out-of-this world by local standards).
Sir, the Beluga IS $190 a portion.
Well, I better just have two in that case.
CHF 13 for 16 toast points (carry out)
https://www.caviarhouse-prunier.ch/prunier-caviar
their Beluga ranges from CHF 283 for 30g to CHF 2,358 for 250g (8.8 ounces)
Charge it to the Underhills.
They use real fingers.
"Lucky to whomever gets the tip... "
It is not customary to tip in Europe.
Who down-voted that? It's NOT customary to tip in Europe!
(Okay, they round up, but that's all.)
Jamie Dimon's little princess bitch ass kid is running amok on ZH today.
I would say I'm happy for the people who got the tips and work there, except their bankers are stealing their money to do the same thing in New York.
These parasites STEAL in order to live high on the hog on OUR backs.
It is time to KILL THEM; they threaten our survival!
If it weren't for the human shield employees working at that resort, paint it & light it up.
AB, I don't attend weddings any more ... I get too morose seeing the poor sap sucked into it....
But that white wine--24 bottles for over 16000 francs? Pretty pricy for me, though not much for the hedge fund types
"The Green Room reference on the bill refers to an Intercontinental Hotel Group promotion for UK members offering..."
Behind the Green Door comes to mind.
If it's 150 guests, that's more than 500 francs per head. I guess I am in the wrong demo. I have never been to a wedding like that. Even the "finger food" cost more than 200 francs per head. Probably 99% of human kind never spent that much on a meal even using a spoon and fork.
The rope would cost a lot less.
Strong rope, and a lot of it.
Interesting that some of you rubes seem to think they are buying all this stuff with their own personal funds. 99% of this stuff is being charged as business expenses, which means customers, clients and taxpayers are footing the various bills. The richer you are the less you expect to do with your own money. I doubt half of these people are paying for their own hotel rooms, either. And there are sponsors, too.
"I am sure many of us have been to weddings that cost more than this"
all the weddings i've ever been to combined wouldn't add up to that.
But just think of tax revenue the local..........oh wait, there was not tax on that tab, musta been Legardes tab.
I don't know any billionaires, but I know quit a few really rich MFers, and when that "crowd" starts talking about "inequality" and "systemic reform" etc etc, you know one thing is occurring........their getting scared about something!!
In 2008, it was unreal how fucking generous and ready to talk about reform they all were?? Lol. Well that shit ended the second Benny Big Bucks got in his helicopter! Now suddenly, everyone is ready again to speak about the unspeakable!!!
Something has got them all unsettled again, I wonder what they know, we don't!!
Whoah! Only $1.12? That's not a bad exchange rate at all compared to what it was in years past.
Hey, stop making fun of these guys. It hurts their feelings. For example:
http://www.salon.com/2014/01/25/wealthy_venture_capitalist_tom_perkins_s...
Somebody should tell Tom that being wealthy isn't bad on it's own, but when you lie, cheat and steal to get wealthy, or if you use your wealth to fuck everybody over like bankers have been doing for a while, well, you deserve a lamp post and some rope at your next party. Don't bring a necktie, one will be provided.
Looks like Jaime is on the junk warpath today. Look at all the pretty -1s !
Or maybe Lloyd. Good thing there's only one junk per post per user, else with the blow induced exhuberence, it'd be about 90 reds per post.
Give 'em a chance and there will be a downvote derivatives market.
Yup, and it looks as though we've got another banker online. It looks as though they trying to build up a supply of collateral so they can start up a new derivatives product. Let the rehypothecation begin!
being wealthy isn't bad on it's own, but when you lie, cheat and steal to get wealthy
Exactly. The problem with the pigs in Davos is that they belong to the thieving class.
Cruise missile, please.
Kleiner Perkins - Silicon Valley is as bad as NYC, Wash Dc or Chicago. Same crooks.
I think everything starts out as good intentions, then mistakes are made, then the avoidance of accountability, and it's just an avalanche of unintended consequences from then on, which is why they hold the conference in the Alps--it's symbolic.
Come come now people. Havent you heard of the trickle down effect? We will all soon be better off from this exhorbitant spending of our betters.
Golden showers for all!
Like the feeling of warm piss running down your leg.
The "trickle-on" effect.
rather be pissed off
than pissed on ..
My, my, my. I couldn't understand how anyone could give you a red arrow, until I noticed all the other ones. The "red arrow algo" really is very primitive.
REPORTER TO DAVOS SECURITY GUY: "Why all the high security, the layers, guns, dogs"
SECURITY GUY: " Terrorists"
REPORTER:" Who's the terrorists? "
SECURITY GUY: " Everyone else. You're asking a lot of questions. Come with me.....
I am very sad for the elites, that they suffer from inflation so much.
NO - This is not the Beaded one effect. It is the hypocrite 1% assh*** effect
The best part is not shown and that is not tipping for the service
Fingerfood= Busty Ukrainian
Yes, must be middle finger food to be that expensive.
12 Magnums of Bollinger for Khadafis ex transvestite nurse for a snack?
12 Magnums of Bollinger
Some trickle "Dow"n
I piss upon you peasants
Judging by the name "Zuzana" it was a Slovak or Czech woman who served them (or cashed them)
Peanuts !
O no, fingerfood...so smelly peanuts.
$ 89601
It is less in euros.
only € 65512
What a deal!
At those prices, you know cheap fucks like Warren Buffett weren't there.
Not true, Andrew Ross Sorkin dressed up as a Dairy Queen and Warren ate a Peanut Buster Parfait outta his crotch during a hard hitting Q&A.
Stop them. Buy Bitcoin/Litecoin.
BITulips
Relax, all these expenses are tax deductable.
And those taxes stay in the country, help da people, uh!
This is so fvked up. It is truly us against them and we are losing and I actually think the war is over and these slimy fvkers won.
Eventually they won't be able to pay security personnel enough to hold back the mobs. How many cops in Kiev do you think want to quit right about now? How many already have?
Cops are only brave when there's three of them against one (like when Baltimore County thugs jacked me up against a fence back in June). Get a mob going and their true colors (Green $$$ and Yellow) start to show.
Cops ganging up on people, feeling superior when in superiror numbers? Never! Oh, wait...
Framed For Selling Crack, Surveillance Video Helps Him Sue Police
G.O.O.D. fvkers. Ya know you can say fuck, nobody will tell your Mommy. It may not be in good taste but ,"Sometimes ya just gotta say What the Fuck!"
It is eaiser to type fvk
'All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.' Animal Farm
The bill shows 31,500 for finger food. What you can't see are the 31.5 hookers (one amputee) staying in the rooms.
Could have been a midgit.
1 Swiss Franc = 1.12 USD Got Groupons?
Those guys have a lot of money.
But is it enough?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZ_7br_3y54
They certainly have no trouble spending it.
http://www.arabnews.com/news/515851
Room Service Hookers? Not on the menu? How about Choir Boys , Not on the list either? Cocaine, Pot, not on the list.
Look again. The line below "snacks" is blacked out. Could be anything.
That is one of the cheaper lines on the bill though. The black out does leave one to wonder, what could that snack be that had to be redacted!
A 10.000 USD night cap is a bit suspicious don't you think ?
That would have been the raw Palestinian brains.
Hookers generaly appears under "xtra pillow" or as here "night cap", here ya go ;-)
Yeap could be anything. Thank you
The "anything" only cost 460 swiss franks, so it wasn't a hooker compared to those other prices. I doubt the hotel would have line items for adult entertainment, even though it is at least quasi-legal in Switzerland.
Guess you need to charge all that to pay for all that security, otherwise, FOLKS WOULD BURN THE FUCKING PLACE TO THE GODDAMN GROUND.
No, please, tell us how you really feel.
Fuck these bitches, man!
A $12 bottle of korbel suits me fine.
I'm good with a red in that price range. The bubbles bother my tummy.
Maybe some of them are on their maiden voyage to Davos. It is tradition to take a bottle and crack it over them before they launch...didn't you know?
You two need to switch to Revolution Fuel, aka "beer".
agreed. i wouldn't trade my $30 bottle of red for that 5 figure weiss they're swilling either.
Hell yea, a little Korbel, Thunderbird, and Colt 45 with a side of peanuts and I'll entertain myself ALL NIGHT.
Under 30 night.
Dude, I can get a half gallon of cheap-ass Canadian Whiskey for $12, and with Canadian Whiskey, I can't tell the difference between the cheap stuff and the good stuff. (Scotch is a different story.)
Is there a Super 8 Motel in Davos?
Sure is, for $10000/night. That is not the happy ending package tho
Is that with stains or without?
With stains.
Are the Billionaires really paying, or are their shareholders?
O/T was John Corzine there again to get his attaboys?
Whomever is picking up the tab, it's a deductible expense. So no, taxpayers are footing this bill.
Welcome to the cow and bankster Country
mooooooooooo....
Who says this guy is a billionaire?
I've seen people who were drunk and high who didn't even have a MILLION dollars waste more then $90,000 in a single sitting.
This could have been Joe Kernan spending his life savings trying to impress people after one too many Appeltinis.
No 18% tip added for parties over 6 members? Poor Zuzana, no trickle down for you.
Edit: 12:47? Is this just the lunch bill?
No doubt. the rich who attend #Davos are really wealthy.
NWO Economics is trickle-up system with intravenous pumps sucking up the blood of billions so the Davos crowd can fuck each other in the ass with "Fingerfood".
Hahaha.
The swiss are laughing all the way to UBS.
Is becky quick getting laid and having another baby in Davos? Just askin or is she up for grabs as a hooker for Buffet's taking?
and don not forget, they are there fighting
potential scourges of deflation. this makes
sense in a parallax universe, or parallel universe?
in their universe as they have claimed it to be so.
Yes, true...but I stayed at a Holiday Inn Express last night!
i'm waiting for the story that tells they
have to gut the buildings to clean up all
the evidence of bugging and what not other
unseemly samples.
Now that's a "jobs" program motherfuckers...
I doubt that anyone ever gets that rich by wasting his money in such a manner. But then, they don't need to get rich, they just are, and that's possibly why absolutely nothing can be done about it. And so, nothing can be done against poverty. We are all in god's hands now.
False. Much of the world does enjoy upward social mobility, it's just harder than it used to be. But still possible.
Christine Legarde is on ZH downvoting everyone.
Don't pay attention to her.
I see that the Hasbara has been through here today.
Everyone spends in some proportion to their wealth and in the case of the super rich that proportion is quite low compared to the plebs who have to spend all their income to survive.
I don't begrudge them their wealth. I begrudge the lack of wisdom in how they use their wealth and often how they generate their wealth.
After every party there is a hangover and sometimes even a revolution.
What's the big geal? A lot more will be spent by different "money managers" during the Superbowl weekend trying to steal money win business from diffrent pension fund crooks feduciaries.
$90k is less than 1 week running a billionaire's private boat.
Bieber spent more in the strip club in one night!
who wouldv' shit that?
OK lets see the HOOKER tab
These are the assfuckers outsourcing jobs to exploit third world labour because 'we' are overpaid.
Fuck them. They are going to need all that security when the dollar collapses, people are going to be going after them like pitbulls on a child.
Looks like the junk-monkey is back. We need WB7 to post his photo of Stanks the junk dog.
In a nutshell it is just that, isn't it? I'd like to put these fuckers on my own personal diet and in my own personal boot camp here at the farm. That'll teach 'em to pay so much for something of so little value. Would they have starved themselves by quitting the joint and sending $100,000 to a village in Africa to feed the people there for one whole year? Of course not!
Fucking hypocrite assholes deserve to be named, called out and burnt at the stake in public view. We'll pretend to light them on fire just to get them to beg, cry and ask for mercy.
Fucking waste of space useless cunts and parasitic cocksuckers!
Completely obsolete and redundant. Any computer can replace them and costs far less to entertain! They are useless, we are not and yet they dictate to us what we can and cannot do. Are we completely off the rocker if we just rounded them up right there in Davos and shot them in the arse? They're useless for fuck's sake!
And here you* are on ZH, shouting pissin and moaning while in Davos the fresh snow is not making a sound.
*hugs my fellow keyboard worrior
"Fingerfood" - $9,000 & $31,500
I can't even eat that many fingers.
I just phoned 311 in New York City to find out if alternate side of the street parking regulations are suspended tomorrow, Monday. Of course they aren't, so far, even if the street parking spaces in the outer boroughs are covered with snow and ice. Former Mayor Bloomberg could be a guest at that party and did not believe in peasants having cars, they clogged the roads as Bloomberg would double park his Chevy Black Suburbans for hours at whatever evening party he was attending on the Upper West Side or wherever. DeBlasio will follow his example, NYC needs that yearly 900 million dollars from parking tickets, including tickets issued for streetsweepers that never come or which go by with their intake debris chutes closed (the mechanical brooms just redistribute the debris on the street).
THE BLACK OUT 6 meth pipes
Bankers don't do meth. It was an eightball. The next recipt, an hour later, had 12 eightballs.
"Finger nail licking ass holes"
Whoa...
Black Rob - Whoa
When you see this tab, you say
"WHOAAAAAAAAAAAAA"
Inequality!
is just "Whoa"
Finger Food!!!
Whoaaaaaaaaa
Fuck, who is the wanker that drank 2 glasses of orange juice at $105 ($210 total) per shot and mineral water at $30 per bottle ($150 total)?
Fucking pussy, tree hugging, asshole, cum bucket party poopers. They were probably in bed by 10pm.
Whoaaaaaaaaaaa
I googled it--Domaine Ott is a bottle of wine. Not sure if you add OJ to that or what, but it's not a single serving. This looks like the tab for a party, not a single guest. It's not that outrageous given typical hotel markups.
When you see something like that ... you say
"WHOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA"
I have Rich Kids of Instagram bookmarked and you see this shit a lot on there. They like to call it "receipt porn" for good reason.
FUCK YOU BERNANKE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What they truly mean about erasing inequality behind cameras:
http://failedevolution.blogspot.gr/2014/01/davos-2014-world-economic-for...
This shit is way fucked up.
Nevertheless, I keep several thoughts firmly in mind.
1. You reap what you sow. These folks have alot coming.....
2. Mother nature is a bitch. (sound money will be restored naturally)
3. This too shall pass.
haters gonna hate... I've seen worse catering tabs than that at more corporate events than I care to count... hell, rap stars in St. Louis and Memphis ring up bigger tabs than that... the Davos guys are fucking unimpressive, I thought those guys knew how to make it rain... guess not
Thumbs down for the "haters" comment - sounds 14-ish....
http://books.google.com/books?id=Mleb5acWQF4C&pg=PA209&lpg=PA209&dq=John...
lol down votes and subjective grammar critique... seriously, is that all you people have? this place is getting lamer by the second
And all these f***tards operate in open view.
Wait for it - The International Main Stream Media are on the investigative reporting trail. Any day now they will be urging all of us to bring pitchforks and torches to the party.