This town in France throws its senior citizens an epic $46,000 party each year
PARIS, France — Champagne on tap. All the lobster you can eat. A jar of fois gras to take home. Topless carnival girls and male pole dancers.
This ain't your grandma's Christmas lunch. Oh wait — it is.
Or at least it would be if Granny lived in Le Barcarès, a small town perched on France's southern coast. Authorities there have found themselves under fire from auditors who say that 33,700 euros — the equivalent of $46,500 — seems like rather a lot to spend to give some old people their jollies.
That's how much Le Barcarès spent on its annual senior citizens' dinner in December 2010, according to a spending review covering the fiscal years 2007-2011 but published only this week. At that banquet alone, guests were free to enjoy:
http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/regions/europe/france/140409/le-barcares-france-old-people-banquet
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