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Old 12-06-2016, 08:14 PM
 
Location: Los Angeles
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Originally Posted by jm1982 View Post
I hope they had a great time and took a lot of photos.

Obama family travel, vacations, cross $85 million mark | Washington Examiner

I'm more concerned with the $120B the Pentagon hid in order to make it look like they spent their entire budget just so the budget wouldn't be cut.

THAT IS INSANE and outright theft and fraud. This is worse than $700 hammers and $75 paperclips.

 
Old 12-06-2016, 08:15 PM
 
Location: Chicago, IL
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Did y'all ever thing about this when ya nominated Trump? Especially since you guys seem to be so concerned with how much money is spent on Obama's vacations. I can only imagine that your concerns would be equal regardless of who the president is....
Good one. That would require the complaints to be actual complaints and not just sour griping at the Black guy in office. You're going to see A LOT of the arguments that Conservatives laid at Obama's feet fade away once Trump is in office. The taxpayer cost for the presidency is just the 1st of many...
 
Old 12-06-2016, 08:27 PM
 
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Good one. That would require the complaints to be actual complaints and not just sour griping at the Black guy in office. You're going to see A LOT of the arguments that Conservatives laid at Obama's feet fade away once Trump is in office. The taxpayer cost for the presidency is just the 1st of many...
Oh, the race card, what a shocker.
 
Old 12-06-2016, 08:48 PM
 
Location: NNJ
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I'm curious to know how they came up with the $500,000 a day security costs for NYC.
I've been hearing $1 million a day being thrown around from several sources.

https://www.change.org/p/federal-gov...security-costs

I could imagine that the cost of a Secret Service detail plus a floor for them is going to cost a lot more than typical rent-a-cops. No way to really know though.
 
Old 12-06-2016, 08:52 PM
 
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I've been hearing $1 million a day being thrown around from several sources.

https://www.change.org/p/federal-gov...security-costs

I could imagine that the cost of a Secret Service detail plus a floor for them is going to cost a lot more than typical rent-a-cops. No way to really know though.
Let's say there are 10 secret service guys making $1,000 a day. Ok, that's $10,000. Is rent of a floor $490,000 to $990,000 a day?

Something, literally, doesn't add up.
 
Old 12-06-2016, 09:27 PM
 
Location: Barrington
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Its not like Democrats have ever kept tally of spending .

Oh of course to Bush's vacations to Crawford, TX. Of course thats not as pricey as an all inclusive family vacation to Africa and Hawaii 20 times a year.

Recession/depression just around with the corner due to the liberal drunken sailor spending
20 times a year?

You will be pleased to know that the Bush family made the most " good will" trips to Africa compared to any other POTUS. Laura Bush, made 5 trips during the second term. As you know, former presidents recieve lifetime SS protection. The SS continues to front and travel with the Bushes as they have frequently traveled to Africa since leaving office. The last time both the Obamas and Bushes trips overlapped. Imagine that.

Bush made 77 trips to Crawford during his two terms and managed to rack up nearly 900 vacation days. As you know, there really is no such thing as a vaca day for a president.

The Obama's spend Christmas in Hawaii each year. As you know, Hawaii is his birthplace and boyhood home.

Jimmy Carter continues to hold the record for the fewest so called vacation days.

Since you are concerned with expenses I am sure you have expressed your outrage that NYC is spending $1 million a day protecting Trump Tower and expects some relief from the Federal Government. This does not include the cost of SS and the 2 floors of space they are renting in Trump Tower or the Thank You Tour
 
Old 12-06-2016, 09:29 PM
 
Location: Barrington
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That could have paid for quite a few (not so) shovel ready jobs. But who needs jobs when he's putting everyone on welfare, am I right???
I am sure NYC could fund quite a few " shovel ready" jobs given it's costing the city $1 million/ day to protect Trump Tower. This does not include the cost of SS or the 2 floors of space they rent in Trump Tower.
 
Old 12-06-2016, 09:32 PM
 
Location: Barrington
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I wonder how this compares with previous presidents.
For some unknown reason, Judicial Watch has been obsessed with Obama.

Reportedly, most of the files associated with the SS costs to protect the Bush Fam during the 2 terms went missing.
 
Old 12-06-2016, 09:46 PM
 
Location: Los Angeles (Native)
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I'm more concerned with the $120B the Pentagon hid in order to make it look like they spent their entire budget just so the budget wouldn't be cut.

THAT IS INSANE and outright theft and fraud. This is worse than $700 hammers and $75 paperclips.
Yes totally disgusting!

All these people part of this should be in jail

https://www.washingtonpost.com/inves...=.166ea96d7655
 
Old 12-06-2016, 10:00 PM
 
Location: California
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It will be great day in the U.S. when those obama get on the bus back to their Chicago church. Good Riddens to them!
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