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Anonymous Coward User ID: 59199723 United States 07/07/2014 11:04 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Obama spent over $44 million on vacations more than any US president. The middle class struggles to live 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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User ID: 37683894 United States 07/07/2014 12:38 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Obama spent over $44 million on vacations more than any US president. The middle class struggles to live He knows the USA is going down soon so he's living it up while he can. Pray this prayer to blind Satan: [link to flameoflove.us (secure)] |
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User ID: 6735074 United States 07/07/2014 12:54 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Obama spent over $44 million on vacations more than any US president. The middle class struggles to live 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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User ID: 11413023 United States 07/07/2014 12:55 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Obama spent over $44 million on vacations more than any US president. The middle class struggles to live 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] Last Edited by nutmeg on 07/07/2014 01:03 PM |
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User ID: 59811970 United States 07/07/2014 01:02 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | 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. "Arrows of hate have been shot at me too, but they never hit me, because somehow they belonged to another world, with which I have no connection whatsoever." - Albert Einstein |
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User ID: 6735074 United States 07/07/2014 01:12 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | 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] |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 56574829 United States 07/07/2014 01:44 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | 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] 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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User ID: 59811970 United States 07/07/2014 03:27 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | 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] 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. still doesn't cover the cost of those vacations "Arrows of hate have been shot at me too, but they never hit me, because somehow they belonged to another world, with which I have no connection whatsoever." - Albert Einstein |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 494863 United States 07/07/2014 04:11 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Obama spent over $44 million on vacations more than any US president. The middle class struggles to live 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? 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! |