Posted on 03/05/2013 6:03:29 PM PST by jimbo123
Spring Break is a common ritual for students across the country, and First Daughter Malia Obama is no exception. But, of course, there is an important difference between the First Daughter and other students. When Malia Obama takes a trip, the American taxpayers get stuck with a hefty bill. How hefty? That’s what we’ve been trying to find out.
As you know, JW has kept close watch on the First Family’s extravagant personal trips for the American people, since we’re the ones footing the bill. And last week we released records detailing the government funds expended on Malia’s March 2012 Spring Break vacation to Mexico. According to the records, obtained from the U.S. Secret Service as a result of a Judicial Watch Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit filed on September 20, 2012, the total cost of the trip amounted to $115,500.87.
The following is a breakdown of the costs as detailed in the documents, which are available in full here:
Ground transportation: $23,964.81 Lodging: $21,682.92 Airfare: $47,767.34 “Vouchers”: $21,636.14 (not itemized) Support Charges: $449.66 (travel for one from Mexico City to Oaxaca, not itemized)
Malia Obama’s Spring Break trip evoked a significant amount of controversy after the Obama White House reportedly ordered the removal of press reports detailing the trip.
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When I was a kid Spring break meant more time to work in the garden and around the house.
Me too, mowed the lawn with a rotary push mower and edged with a push edger. Of course I had to pull all the weeds first. Dad didn’t believe in power tools. If I was lucky, I could steal an afternoon and go swimming at the rock quarry. That was Spring Break and we liked it.
I really don’t get it. Does the CEO of a big company send his kids on Spring Break, paid for by the stock holders???
Has it always been that taxpayers have funded separate vacations for all of the President’s family members ??
Consider it part of her career training.
In 10 yrs she’ll have a couple of Ivy League degrees and be a freshman Congresswoman from Illinois.
In 10 yrs? Heck, they'll be granted upon finishing high school based on expected fulfillment just as her father's Nobel Peace Prize was granted based on expected Peace thingy..............
Impeachment File for Benghazi-Coward B. Hussein Obama.
Impeachment File for Benghazi-Coward B. Hussein Obama.
So will the media make a big stink about this like they did with Sarah Palin’s 150k wardrobe?
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