Thanks To Rush Limbaugh, Who Let Us All Know
The Finer Details . . .
----> NOW We Learn That Michelle Obama
Left A Mere 4 Hours Earlier Than Barack.
A Totally Seperate Plane In Order To
Throw Away America's Money.
Previous Post:
"his wife (Michelle Obama) does not want to wait."
Costing: $100,000.00
http://www.hawaiireporter.com/with-more-vacation-days-and-separate-travel-price-of-obama%E2%80%99s-annual-hawaiian-holiday-rises/123
With More Vacation Days and Separate Travel,
Price of Obama’s Annual Hawaiian Holiday Rises
BY MALIA ZIMMERMAN - KAILUA, OAHU - The U.S.
Secret Service has arrived, street barricades
are in place, and the U.S. Coast Guard has stationed
itself in the waters surrounding Kailua, Oahu.
That is a sure sign President Barack Obama’s security
team is preparing for the first family to arrive in
the small beachside community as early as Friday night
for what is expected to be a 17-day vacation.
The President and his family are traveling separately
to Hawaii because he wants resolve the payroll tax cut
issue before leaving Washington – and his wife does not
want to wait.
But the advanced trip and the cost that comes with it –
as much as $100,000 (flight and security) – adds to an
already expensive vacation for the taxpayers.
Hawaii Reporter research shows the total cost for the
President’s visit for taxpayers far exceeded $1.5 million
in 2010 – but is even more costly this year because he
extended his vacation by three days and the cost for Air
Force One travel has jumped since last assessed in 2000.
In addition, Hawaii Reporter was able to obtain more
specifics about the executive expenditures.
The total cost (based on what is known) for the 17-day
vacation roundtrip vacation to Hawaii for the President,
his family and staff has climbed to more than $4 million.
Here's why. TRAVEL: $3,651,626
The biggest expense is President Barack Obama’s round trip
flight to Hawaii via Air Force One, a cost the GAO office
estimated at $1 million in the year 2000. Contacted today,
the GAO confirmed there is no report the independent office
affiliated with Congress has prepared since 2000 to operate
Air Force One and Air Force Two.
However, the U.S. Air Force provides the most current numbers
of $181,757 per flight hour. Travel time for Air Force One
direct from Washington D.C. to Hawaii is about 9 hours or
$1,635,813 each way for a total of $3,271,622 for the round
trip to Hawaii and back.
The cost for USAF C-17 cargo aircraft that transports the
Presidential limos, helicopters and other support equipment
is not available to the public. However, the flight time
between Andrews Air Force Base and Hawaii is at about 20
hours roundtrip, with estimated operating cost of $7,000
per hour (GAO report) for a total of $140,000 per roundtrip.
The United States Marine Corps provides a presidential
helicopter, along with pilots and support crews for the test
flights, which travel on another C-17 flight at $140,000 for
a total of $280,000.
Mrs. Obama’s early flight to Hawaii costs about $63,000
(White House Dossier), but add security and personnel for
a total of about $100,000.
HOUSING: $151,200
Kailua Beach
The President and his family pay for their own beachfront
rental (they are not staying in the Winter White House this
year but rather a house on the same street further to the
ocean point).
The Kailua rentals are fronted by the ocean and backed by
a canal. So, the taxpayers must cover the costs for housing
U.S. Secret Service, U.S. Coast Guard and Navy Seals in
beach front and canal front homes in Kailua.
That costs about $1,200 a day ($200 allocated per bedroom
per day). Since security arrives one day early, homes are
rented for 18 days.
That is about $21,600 per home for approximately 7 houses
rented at a total cost of $151,200 for security to stay nearby.
HOTEL: $72,216
Moana Surfrider Resort
The President’s staff and White House Press Corps stay at
one of Hawaii’s oldest and most elegant hotels, the Moana
Surfrider. Hawaii Reporter confirmed they are again staying
there this year. Besides its stunningly beautiful view of
Waikiki, and its traditional architecture, it is one of the
most pricey hotels in the state.
Government rates are $177 per night, but that only is
available during certain times a year.
Rooms typically start at $250 but can cost on average as much
as $450 a night, and are even higher during the holidays.
A hotel spokesperson did not return calls to confirm the
rate the White House received.
View of Waikiki Beach from the Moana Surfrider Hotel
A conservative estimate with rooms at the government rate
of $177 per day (excluding a 9.25 percent Transient
Accommodation Tax and a 4.712 percent General Excise Tax
on each bill, meals, internet charges and other charges)
means the taxpayers are covering more than $72,216 in hotel
bills for an estimated 24 staff.
LOCAL TAXPAYER COSTS: $260,000
Local police over time for the president’s visit has
historically cost Oahu taxpayers $250,000 but may be
more expensive this year with the extended vacation.
The city ambulance the accompanies the president 24 hours
a day through his entire visit is $10,000, according to
city spokeswoman Louise Kim McCoy.
UNKNOWN COSTS
There are several costs the White House annually refuses
to release, citing security.
For example, the president’s security usually rents an
entire floor of an office building in Kailua on the canal
during the president’s stay.
There are security upgrades and additional phone lines to
several private homes where Obama and friends are staying.
That includes bullet proof glass installed, home security
systems disabled, new security measures put into place and
additional phone lines added.
There is the cost for car rentals and fuel for White House
staff staying at Moana Hotel.
And there are additional travel costs Secret Service and
White House staff traveling ahead of the President.
The total cost (based on what is known) for a 17-day round
trip vacation to Hawaii for the President and his family and
staff and security is an estimated $4,135,038.
Hawaii Reporter annually has requested details on the cost of
the President’s trip, but the White House will not release any
figures, citing security concerns. A spokesperson has maintained
the costs are "in line" with other presidential vacations.
Hawaii Reporter has sought to determine the cost of vacations
for the current president and last two presidents but the
Government Accountability Office was able to provide those
costs and referred Hawaii Reporter back to the White House
spokesperson.
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Ras Mikaere Enoch Mc Carty
Ambassador | Tainui Kiingitanga | Te Aotearoa
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