Trumps luxury vacation costs spiral out of control, strain taxpayers and national security

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Trump’s luxury vacation costs spiral out of control, strain taxpayers and national security
Donald Trump's vacations are already set to eclipse his predecessor's, and taxpayers are footing the bill while Trump rakes in profits. But as he once told us himself, "My whole life I’ve been greedy, greedy, greedy."
By Dan Desai Martin JULY 29, 2017

Despite Trump’s repeated attacks on former President Barack Obama’s far less frequent golf outings, Trump was already on track to “outpace Obama’s entire 8-year travel budget by the end of 2017.”

And the cost to taxpayers for this leader-in-absentia continues to skyrocket. New documents show that Trump’s seven trips — thus far — to his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida have run up a tab for the Coast Guard of $6.6 million.

But Trump himself is raking in profits: “Trump gave up day-to-day management of Mar-a-Lago but still owns the private club, which took in $37.2 million in resort-related revenue between January 2016 and April 2017, financial disclosures show.”

http://shareblue.com/trumps-luxury-vacation-costs-spiral-out-of-control-strain-taxpayers-and-national-security/

[C_U_L8R]

1. Is there an actual budget?

Or is Trump allowed to spend all he likes on whatever he likes?
He is clearly out of control.

[TreasonousBastard]

3. This is old, but gives the idea...

https://fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/RS21835.pdf

Summary

For security and other reasons, the President, Vice President, and First Lady use military aircraft
when they travel. The White House generally categorizes the trips as fulfilling either official or
political functions. Often, a trip involves both official and political, or unofficial, activities. When
a trip is for an official function, the government pays all costs, including per diem (food and
lodging), car rentals, and other incidental expenses. When a trip is for political or unofficial
purposes, those involved must pay for their own food and lodging and other related expenses, and
they must also reimburse the government with the equivalent of the airfare that they would have
paid had they used a commercial airline. When a trip involves both official and political activities,
a formula determines the amount to be reimbursed for that part of the trip involving political
activities. Whether a trip is for official or political purposes, the Air Force pays all operational
and other costs incurred by the use of the aircraft. While the travel policies of specific
Administrations concerning the reimbursement of expenses for unofficial travel generally are not
publicly available, it appears that policy guidelines developed by the Reagan White House have
served as a basis for the travel policies of subsequent Administrations. This report will be updated
as new information becomes available.

[Achilleaze]

2. republicans owe Americans a big fat tax refund

The republicans are squandering our hard-earned tax dollars on a so-called billionaire* with a taste for gourmet, luxury overindulgence. The KGOP Wankers Club is making us pay for it. What the hell kind of billionaire is that? The republican kind.

Totally sucks. republicans damn well better send me a big, fat, freaking refund check, because I don't like paying for this gold-plated ripoff bullshit.

* Comrade Casino, republican Draft-Dodger-in-Chief