The costs aren’t just for the aircraft operating hours. How much for the SS prep and vetting of the venues they were visiting? How much for ground transport, operating costs, fuel, etc. How much for Marine 1 to fly from the WH to Andrews? How much for the local PD to help provide security at the airport in NY? (Can you say OT anyone?)
The SS are usually augmented by local PD to assist the SS with manpower and the WH gets the bill from the locals. There are many more overhead and associated costs with this junket that I haven’t even touched on.
This trip was probably more in the range of $500,000 or more.
FUBO!
>>> This trip was probably more in the range of $500,000 or more.
Now, I wonder if you were to divide $500,000 by the average individual’s income tax contribution, how many American’s devoted their entire 2008 taxes to go on this SINGLE trip?