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Obama spent over $44 million on vacations more than any US president. The middle class struggles to live

 
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Obama spent over $44 million on vacations more than any US president. The middle class struggles to live
Obama has spent over $44 million on travel, more than any US president

President Barack Obama and his family have spent in excess of $44 million on travel expenses, according to a new report from the Daily Caller on Saturday. The report states that President Obama has spent more money on his leisure time – vacations and travel - while being the nation’s commander in chief than any other president in the history of the country. This story follows last week’s Quinnipiac Poll which names President Obama the worst president of the past 12 presidents over 69 years since World War II.

The total amount was calculated prior to this past weekend, the Fourth of July weekend. Obama is being referred to as the most well-traveled and expensive president the United States has ever seen. Supporters of the president who don’t accept such criticisms keep comparing to length of vacations to those of recent presidents such as George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and Ronald Reagan. While, time-wise, those presidents give Obama a good run for his time, they don’t give him a run for his taxpayers’ money spent, according to Yahoo! News.

President Obama is vacationing a lot, according to the report. Specifically, of the $44, 351,777.12 worth of expenses on travel, most of it is said to have been charged to the American taxpayers.

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[link to www.examiner.com]

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Is there a link, to how his Golf Game is Improving during vacations? I mean with that much taxpayer's money being spent...I think the public has a right to know, is his swing improving or getting worst?
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We come to expect certain behaviors from our precious fornicating negros...

...and they never disappoint us.
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Lol...and my family can't afford one vacation and I bet my ass I work harder than this gay prick!
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And what are you citizens going to do about it?
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posted yesterday, and the day before...and so on...and your amount is waaaaaay off.
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Makes me want to peel the skin of him and his, slowly, very slowly.
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Could I even spend that in a lifetime of vacations?
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No way, that Africa trip alone was over $100M

I bet you could add a zero to that $44M & be more accurate.
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He knows the USA is going down soon so he's living it up while he can.
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...and he throws open the border for us to support even more dependents....

We are dying here...
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I thought it was in bad taste when Laura Bush spent 250K on china when they were vacating the White House the next month, but compared to barry and moochelle, they were absolute misers!!
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All I see is class envy being posted...
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I feel that Obama travels more than any previous president. It is like he is never in DC, he is constantly on Air Force 1 flying somewhere, giving a speech, fund raising, creating havoc.

in this article from 2012 his domestic travel is documented

" Since Mr. Obama filed for re-election a year ago, he has taken 60 domestic trips, of which 26 included fund-raisers, according to Mark Knoller, a White House correspondent for CBS News who for years has compiled such data.

Mr. Knoller’s count shows that since Mr. Obama took office, his most frequent destinations besides Maryland, Virginia and Illinois, his home state, have been fund-raising centers and swing states: New York (23 visits), Ohio (20), Florida (16), Pennsylvania (15), Michigan (11), California and North Carolina (10 each), Massachusetts (9), Wisconsin (8), Iowa and Nevada (7 each), and Colorado (6).

On Wednesday, Mr. Obama made an official visit to an Ohio community college and a political trip to Michigan for two fund-raisers. This week, he is scheduled to visit North Carolina, Iowa and Colorado for official addresses on student loans at three campuses, prime territory for his drive to motivate young voters. "
[link to www.nytimes.com]

Air Force 1 costs 180,000 per hour. A recent trip to Belgium resulted in 1.5 million dollar hotel bill

Thread: 1.5M Hotel Bill for President Obama's One-Day Visit to Brussels (how many Hilton points?)

[link to www.theguardian.com]

The entourage is outrageous. The US President is the only world leader that travels with his own car. There is also a back up car.

And why can't the President stay in the US Embassy instead of hotels which require extra security.
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I thought it was in bad taste when Laura Bush spent 250K on china when they were vacating the White House the next month, but compared to barry and moochelle, they were absolute misers!!
 Quoting: chuckles45



The taxpayers did NOT pay for that china! Here's who did (below), It took me one minute to find several articles regarding the china Laura bought and who paid for it. The White House Historical Association paid for it, funded by private and corporate contributions.

"Funding for the White House Historical Association comes from the sale of publications and gift items, and private and corporate contributions. The association manages the White House Acquisition Trust, and the White House Endowment Trust."

[link to en.wikipedia.org]

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hmmmm... well isn't his salary somewhere around the 280,000 range? Seems we are footing the bill for these vacations.
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Makes me want to peel the skin of him and his, slowly, very slowly.
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hmmmm... well isn't his salary somewhere around the 280,000 range? Seems we are footing the bill for these vacations.
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His salary (and all Presidents since 2001) is $400,000

His pension will be $200,000 and is tied to inflation

additionally he will receive a personnel allowance — $150,000 a year for 2 1/2 years, then $96,000 for life

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hmmmm... well isn't his salary somewhere around the 280,000 range? Seems we are footing the bill for these vacations.
 Quoting: Earth Daughter


His salary (and all Presidents since 2001) is $400,000

His pension will be $200,000 and is tied to inflation

additionally he will receive a personnel allowance — $150,000 a year for 2 1/2 years, then $96,000 for life

[link to fortune.com]

[link to en.wikipedia.org (secure)]

[link to fas.org]
 Quoting: cookie lady


But he also gets security for life, & it costs a lot to train/ pay/ house all those people for all those years, too.

and he gets a library.
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And what are you citizens going to do about it?
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Well, I've refrained from working for almost 4 years paying no federal income tax.

What have you done about it?

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and yet, Congress hands out welfare to corporations to the tune of $80B a year.

$500B a year on a military.

$4T on wars to make Cheney rich.

and you guys are complaining about a few million?
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How much did he spend on cocaine?
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And what are you citizens going to do about it?
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Attack Canada for the win?
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So an afternoon of printing money for the fed... If nobody cares about the 13.5 trillion dollar debt, this is nothing
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So an afternoon of printing money for the fed... If nobody cares about the 13.5 trillion dollar debt, this is nothing
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17, we are 17 trillion in debt...but what a trillion here or a trillion there?

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Well...
Another thing to add to his useless resume'. It's in his blood....taking advantage of the ultimate social program.
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Re: Obama spent over $44 million on vacations more than any US president. The middle class struggles to live
hmmmm... well isn't his salary somewhere around the 280,000 range? Seems we are footing the bill for these vacations.
 Quoting: Earth Daughter


His salary (and all Presidents since 2001) is $400,000

His pension will be $200,000 and is tied to inflation

additionally he will receive a personnel allowance — $150,000 a year for 2 1/2 years, then $96,000 for life

[link to fortune.com]

[link to en.wikipedia.org (secure)]

[link to fas.org]
 Quoting: cookie lady


But he also gets security for life, & it costs a lot to train/ pay/ house all those people for all those years, too.

and he gets a library.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 56574829


still doesn't cover the cost of those vacations tounge
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Makes me want to peel the skin of him and his, slowly, very slowly.
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Tell the Secret Service hi for me when they pay you a visit.
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bitchslap
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So an afternoon of printing money for the fed... If nobody cares about the 13.5 trillion dollar debt, this is nothing
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 55062452


17, we are 17 trillion in debt...but what a trillion here or a trillion there?

 Quoting: davvi



wow, only $17T. He's way behind Reagan's 300% and GWB's 250%. He's only at 60%.

Obama, don't be like Reagan!





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