[Buffalo Jim]

The Original Post was about the use of funds to pay for an " event ".
Whatever was spent was used to purchase all types of " goods and services " in support of this special event .
The " goods and services " would have been provided by businesses large and small all of whom in turn have employees who get paid and who also purchase goods and services from others .
Consequently such an event has a very positive impact on the local economy . So in effect this special event has fed many .

It`s not as if the money was simply dumped into Rome`s sewer system !