How would you like to live a life of luxury without spending a dime out of your own pocket? You can fly anywhere in the world on a private jet, have staff waiting on you hand and foot and even have your mother-in-law live with you for free.
This past weekend, I did a piece on Obama’s recent Hawaii vacation costing US taxpayers over $7 million. I thought and still do believe, that this is outrageous. They used Air Force One for their PRIVATE vacation at a cost of $180,000 per hour and it’s an 18 hour round trip. Barack Obama made the trip twice, so just the cost of two round trips on Air Force One rang up to a grand total of $6.48 million.
However, if the cost of the one family vacation upsets you like it did me, wait till you see the grand total cost to taxpayers for a whole year of supporting an illegal alien in the White House.
Robert Keith Gray just wrote Presidential Perks Gone Royal: Your Taxes Are Being Used For Obama’s Re-election. According to the description of the book found on Amazon.com, Gray reveals how the cost of maintaining the First Family has gone completely out of control costing taxpayers $1.4 billion per year:
“From the sublime to the ridiculous to the truly obscene, the various perks and privileges bestowed on our Chief Executive, our self-proclaimed man of the people, include the extravagant foolishness of having twenty-six cabin crewmembers on Air Force One, along with FIVE (5) chefs! In the White House theatre, two projectionists sleep in in order to remain on duty at all times, should a First Family member or guest fancy a film. A dog walker is also always on hand. One was reported to be paid $102,000 a year to walk and pick up after the first-family’s canine. On at least one airline trip in the presidential fleet, the only passengers aboard were the First Canine and his handler. In 2009, the military payroll at Camp David was $8,000,000. And these men and women were not there as replacements for the Secret Service to protect the President, but rather to serve the First Family and its guests.”
Read More at godfatherpolitics.com . By Giacomo.
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We’re too much in debt in the U.S. and we need to cut back on expenses, and I suggest getting rid of obama and his entire family.
“… and I suggest getting rid of obama and his entire family.”
Really, anestat? That’s your suggestion? I’m very, very curious as to how you would like to see that accomplished. Because it didn’t happen with a free and legal election in which more Americans decided they preferred Obama to Romney. I can only speculate, but it would appear you advocate methods for “getting rid of” the First Family which exist outside the realm of legality.
Patti’s notes: he’s not worth evev a penny !!!!!! pl,orl,fla
He is and has always been a spoiled brat, always getting his way and never being punished. He is a bully, a liar, a cheat, a usurper and a thief. He has defrauded this country more severely than any other person. He is a person of very questionable character. No one asked him early on about whether or not he ever used marijuana, much less other narcotics. We all know he did now and no one seems to care!
When Obama sees writings like the above… Im sure he’s saying to himself…. “Ask me if I care, Whitie”…. If he can’t stick it to the whites for what he wants voted on.. he gladly sticks it to them money wise … It has been said Michelle loves Lobster.. well gee.. doesnt’ everyone.. but it cost a fortune.. and I noticed when they were dining over there… she was eating LOBSTER…. Ever since she has been in the white house… she has never worn the same dress twice…. unless you see it on her in the morning and after noon too… They both are so greedy it’s sickening.. and if the blacks can’t see what they voted in to office… then they deserve everything that will be coming to them… POVERTY….. and the Mexicans who were BOUGHT cell phones to vote him in again… Obama wasnt’ worried about becoming Pres again.. he had it all tied up. While he lives high on the hog.. then gripes about the RICH people paying their FAIR SHARE…. he laughs every time he goes to the back at our stupidity…. No man will challenge him.. when you have the Media behind him… except Fox News… he might even serve a 3rd term…. People are afraid of him… he’s viscious when it comes to what he wants and when he wants it..Having Air Force 1 repainted to take off Air Force 1 and the American flag.. and put his logo and Yes we can.. I think… it cost the tax payer 550,000 to have that done… How dare he change those names and take off the american flag.
I believe we can see another area where we can make cuts in the budget!
True! But by no means an increase from the annual cost of G.W. Bush’s Presidency, which was higher than that of Obama.
http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/the-presidency-costs-taxpayers-a-lot-but-thats-not-obamas-fault/
Estimated cost for the Presidency in FISCAL YEAR 2008 (PRE-Obama), excluding certain classified figures like those related to Air Force One: $1,592,875,254.
Specific figures for the annual cost of the George W. Bush White House: http://littlegreenfootballs.com/article/40980_About_That_Taxpayers_Spent_$1.4_Billion_on_Obama_Family_Last_Year_Fake_Outrage