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Nevada Governor to Bill Fossett Widow For Search

Posted by timothy on from the don't-forget-to-tip-your-searcher dept.

sonchat writes with news that Nevada's "Gov. Jim Gibbons intends to bill the widow of missing multimillionaire adventurer Steve Fossett for $687,000 the state spent in searching for the famed aviator last fall, a spokesman said." Though in some places charging for the cost of a search effort is routine, apparently in Nevada it is not.

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  1. I can understand... by tamuct01 · · Score: 4, Insightful

    ...if this was some wild goosechase. I mean that if you fraudulently sent the Police, etc. looking for someone, then you should be billed for it. But if it was a legitimate missing persons/accident, etc. as it appears to be in Fossett's case, then the next of kin should not be billed for the expense.

  2. In other news by fireman+sam · · Score: 4, Funny

    The US government has decided to send the $3Trillion bill to Iraq for the search and rescue of the weapons of mass destructions (WMDs) even though the lost WMDs were never located.

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    it is only after a long journey that you know the strength of the horse.