Friday, August 1, 2014

President Obama Uses Taxpayer Money for Democratic Fund-Raising

Pres. Obama uses Air Force One to make political fund-raising trips. The fundraising is from wealthy Democrats donating money to support reelection of Democrats mostly in Congress.
Pres. Obama also includes a government justifiable visit on each trip, so that the cost of Air Force One operation is not judged a political expense but rather a government operational expense. The cost of operating Air Force One is estimated at about $260,000 an hour, which is up from the $180,000 estimated in 2012.
The time of each trip is variable, but one trip to Florida and back cost about $700,000 in Air Force One flight time. Another three-day swing for eight fundraisers cost 2.1 million or about $300,000 per fundraiser. On average, let's say that a fundraiser trip cost $500,000.
After this latest West Coast swing, Obama will have done 77 fundraising events across the country through July of this year. At the same rate, he will have completed 132 fund-raising trips for the full year. At half $1 million per trip, total fundraising costs for operation of Air Force One for political purposes will be $66 million
However, the President or his campaign reimburses the government for a portion of the Air Force One operation cost. They pay an amount that is based on the number of people on board Air Force One at a rate consistent with commercial affairs, which is small. Let's say the reimbursement is $6 million. That still leaves taxpayers picking up a $60 million Air Force One operating cost for Pres. Obama's fundraising trips to gather money for reelection of Democrats.
I don't know about you, but I am strongly opposed to President Obama using any of my money to reelect Democrats, who I consider a major enemy of the United States through their efforts to convert the US to a Marxist culture.

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