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Taxpayers Pay for Joe Biden's Train Commute
Open Secrets ^

Posted on 09/09/2008 1:24:50 PM PDT by flyfree

We've heard a bit about how Joe Biden commutes every day to and from his house. It looks like you and I pay for that commute.

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TOPICS: Extended News; Politics/Elections; US: Delaware
KEYWORDS: 110th; 2008veep; amtrak; biden; bidenrecord; de2008; joebiden; obamabiden

1 posted on 09/09/2008 1:24:51 PM PDT by flyfree
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To: flyfree

Yes, and first class tickets on Amtrak are not cheap.


2 posted on 09/09/2008 1:26:34 PM PDT by pieceofthepuzzle
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To: pieceofthepuzzle

We were debating this point earlier.

Thank you for finding out who is really paying that $200.00+ train ticket every day.


3 posted on 09/09/2008 1:28:30 PM PDT by Robert A Cook PE (I can only donate monthly, but Hillary's ABBCNNBCBS continue to lie every day!)
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To: flyfree

His younger son, Hunter, is a lobbyist and the vice chairman of Amtrak’s board of directors
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&sa=X&oi=spell&resnum=0&ct=result&cd=1&q=amtrak+board+biden&spell=1


4 posted on 09/09/2008 1:30:09 PM PDT by Bulwinkle
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To: flyfree

Yeah, but that’s not nearly as bad as 312 days of per diem in Alaska ... sarc/


5 posted on 09/09/2008 1:30:35 PM PDT by Jackson57
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To: Robert A. Cook, PE

I think this should be considered taxable income for him since there is no business reason for him to commute home every night. I wonder if he claims this income on his tax returns.


6 posted on 09/09/2008 1:31:13 PM PDT by BubbaBobTX (Obama is all about hope and change: he hopes you don't find out what he wants to change.)
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To: Jackson57
Yeah, but that’s not nearly as bad as 312 days of per diem in Alaska ... sarc/

I think it's four times as much - wasn't Gov. Palin's per diem $54/day, and here's the Babbler with over $200/day.

7 posted on 09/09/2008 1:33:19 PM PDT by hsalaw
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To: flyfree

4511 expenses in 1 year ?!?!?!?

this is unbelievable.

is this for real or some kind of smear campaign???

i’m serious - this can’t be real. the taxpayers are paying for $2000 hotel stays and $3000 airline tickets ?!?!?!?


8 posted on 09/09/2008 1:35:37 PM PDT by zwerni (*** PALIN/mccain 2008 ***)
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To: hsalaw

Yep, and Biden has been doing this for years. All of a sudden the media is “looking into” Gov. Palin’s legitimate expenses.


9 posted on 09/09/2008 1:35:48 PM PDT by Jackson57
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To: flyfree
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10 posted on 09/09/2008 1:37:32 PM PDT by Fishtalk
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To: flyfree

Fortunately, Joe Biden does not go to work that often, saving us taxpayers a bundle of money!


11 posted on 09/09/2008 1:39:32 PM PDT by gridlock (HIX IN STIX DIG MCCAIN CHICK PICK)
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To: flyfree

I’d chip in to a fund to pay Biden 3x or 4x the amount just to stay home. Cheap at the price.


12 posted on 09/09/2008 1:45:12 PM PDT by Notary Sojac (America's never won a "war" unless the enemy was named using a proper noun.)
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To: flyfree

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-0YBr-6IxE

“and that’s Uncle Joe. He’s movin kinda slow”


13 posted on 09/09/2008 3:06:02 PM PDT by iowamark
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To: flyfree

Man, I hope Sarah is taking notes, this is going to be a great debate!


14 posted on 09/09/2008 3:34:17 PM PDT by ronnie raygun (IF YOU ARE NOT CONSERVATIVE BY 35 YOU HAVE NO BRAIN. W CHURCHILL)
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To: flyfree

I assumed that from the beginning. Per diem baby!!


15 posted on 09/09/2008 5:39:56 PM PDT by RDasher (El Nino is climate, La Nina is weather)
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