Taxpayers Spend $20 Million On Obama Hawaii Vacations

Originally posted by normbenign
Chicago is his adult home for some time. It seems a matter of common decency and tact that with the nation supposedly about to go over a fiscal cliff, that he might do something symbolic like cutting costs just a bit.

Imagine, whatever you life style or work, that everything you want is paid for. Your salary is pure savings. That's our President, whatever party. Congressmen and Senators to a lesser degree.

So vote for people who will restrict the salary/benefits of the POTUS.

I doubt such a thing will happen any time soon because a frugally living President seems rather un-American.

Originally posted by KazetNagorra
So vote for people who will restrict the salary/benefits of the POTUS.

I doubt such a thing will happen any time soon because a frugally living President seems rather un-American.

Not every leader can be like Jose Mujica:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-20243493

Originally posted by sasquatch672
http://www.whitehousedossier.com/2013/01/04/taxpayer-bill-obamas-hawaii-vacations-20-million/

Taxpayer Bill for Obama’s Hawaii Vacations: $20 Million
by KEITH KOFFLER on JANUARY 4, 2013, 10:07 AM
Michelle Obama recently revealed that she and President Obama don’t give Christmas gifts to each other. They merely say, “We’re in Hawaii,” and that’s Chr ...[text shortened]... – including those in the middle class Obama claims to care so much about – millions of dollars.

"At the very least, they could spend their Christmas holidays at Camp David or at one of the many fine resorts outside of Washington, which would require only the use of the presidential helicopter to get them there. "

I can see the OP now: "Taxpayer money squandered on helicopter fuel for Obama vacation."

Jets are far more fuel efficient than helicopters.