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发帖数: 757 | 3 The Obamas Have Spent Over $44,351,777.12 In Taxpayer Cash On Travel
The Obamas have spent over 44 million dollars in taxpayer money on travel
and vacations. Some are even calling him the “most well-trvaeled, expensive
” president in our nation’s history.
As Americans head off for the long holiday weekend, let’s take a look back
at some of the president’s holiday spending.
Our president vacations a lot — we’re talking $44,351,777.12 worth of “a
lot,” with most expenses charged to the American taxpayer.
As of March 2014, Obama has spent more time traveling internationally than
any other president, taking 31 trips since assuming office in 2009. The 119
days spent overseas have cost taxpayers millions of dollars.
At the same point in their respective presidencies, George W. Bush had spent
116 days on 28 trips, Bill Clinton had spent 113 days on 27 trips and
Ronald Reagan had spent 73 days on just 14 trips.
In 2010, Obama flew aboard Air Force One 172 times, nearly every other day.
Just the cost of flying aboard Air Force One to Obama’s hometown of Chicago
reportedly hovers around $180,000 per hour.
In addition to all of his international travel, the president spends a
significant amount of time traveling with his family. The Obama family has
taken vacations to exclusive beaches in New England, private clubs in Key
Largo and, of course, luxurious beaches in Hawaii.
According to the government watchdog group Judicial Watch, beginning with
the infamous New York “date night,” the Obamas have spent $44,351,777.12
in taxpayer cash on travel expenses.
The actual total cost may be higher, as the White House is not subject to
the Freedom of Information Act.
“Here we have a president that gets on the budget line by line, but this
apparently doesn’t apply to his travel,” president of Judicial Watch, Tom
Fitton, said in an interview with The Daily Caller.
Frequently missing from the data are the costs of housing the first family
and staff, costs of prepositioning the Secret Service and their equipment,
and other travel expenses such as meals and beverages.
“We’ve got this financial crisis here in Washington and the president and
his family need to be more sensitive as to the cost concerned with his
travel,” Fitton said. “We are especially concerned about the excessive
luxury travel, such as his trip to Hawaii.”
In 2013 alone, President Obama incurred $7,396,531 in flight expenses for
his family vacations to Hawaii and Martha’s Vineyard, as well as a trip to
California to appear on the Jay Leno show.
“The Obamas are abusing the public trust and the taxpayers with unnecessary
luxurious vacations and travel,” Fitton said in a press release. “These
staggering costs show why these documents were covered up and we had to sue
in federal court to get them. Another transparency fail for the Obama gang.”
Read more: http://dailycaller.com/2014/07/05/the-obamas-have-spent-over-44351777-12-in-taxpayer-cash-on-travel/#ixzz3AJMZtz6l |
