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>As a service to the public, this news organization has >obtained the actual expenses incurred by the UBF at >MSU through the Freedomn of Information Act. We also >obtained the attendance totals, which do not seem as >high as the UBF has broadcasted. > >The actual expenses at MSU can be summarized in three >parts. First will be the food portion. Each >breakfast cost $4.75, each lunch cost $7.50, and each >dinner cost $8.50. So for a Thursday night through >Sunday noon conference, that should work out to three >meals at each mealtime. So each person who stayed for >the entire conference incurred actual meal expenses of >$62.25. There were some extra expenses such as JBF >catering, Tea and cookie reception, and some extra >boxed lunches during the conference. The actual UBF >food service total came out to >$158,467.18. > > >Second will be the housing expense. The room charge >for adults was $22.25 per person, per night. There >was an additional 181 persons classified at a youth >rate of $13.50 per person, per night. All total, the >housing expense for all attendants was $160,021.64 for >the three nights. > >There should have been a sales tax charged on these >items, but the UBF used its undeserving status as a >tax exempt group to avoid the sales tax of 6.5%. The >people of the State of Michigan were cheated out of >$22,866.75 by the tax evading UBF. > > >Third, the costs billed by the Wharton Center came out >to $24,017.29. > >If we total up all three categories, it comes out to >$374,663.01. MSU also reported the number of >registered guests on August 1 (the date of the highest >attendance) only came out to 2,242. If we divide the >total expenses by the number of attendants, the actual >cost per person is only $167.11 per person. > >How much did the UBF charge for each attendant? And >how much money did they reap when they passed the >collection baskets with great expectations from each >attendant? If each attendant only gave an average of >$200, that means the UBF collected $448,400 in monies >that is free and clear of any expense. This group is >a tremendous cash cow. Where does all this money go? >UBF portrays itself as self-supporting, but they >squeeze money whenever they can, and the leaders live >off these monies. The leaders have become extremely >wealthy off these events. > >Please consider giving your money to a worthy charity, >such as one that feeds children. Please consider >never giving money to the UBF ever again. Please >consider never attending the UBF ever again. Please >consider telling your personal story about the bad >experiences in UBF. > >God bless you all.
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