Discussion»Statements»Rosie's Corner» What does Trump's frequent trips to Mar a Lago cost we the people? How much does "Meals on Wheels" cost ? Which is more important? Why?
Probably several of his trips cost a lot less than Obama's trip to Britain when he brought two planes full of people, supplies, his own car food and chef. He even brought his own water and if there's one thing we've got oodles of in Britain it's bloomin water.
He escapes to Mar a Lago weekly so far. 52 weeks times 4 years or 8 years...give or take. Versus one Obama trip to Britain? Seriously Yogafan that's what you are putting up? What about the Secret Service protection required by Melania and her son Barron who live at Trump Tower New York and occasionally "visit" daddy dearest in Washington? I don't know how long that will last. Till Trump is impeached or Barron graduates? I know you disliked Obama and like Trump better. But surely you can do better than that to attack Obama so Trump doesn't seem so despicably expensive. Can't you? So far Trump has played golf 9 times since he became head of state. He owns golf courses worldwide and will undoubtedly find excuses to be playing at all of them on the backs of we the people. The rich are different from you and me you see (unless you are one of them). Their maintenance/upkeep/repair is very costly. We have to provide them with the lifestyle to which they have been accustomed their entire lives . If you are honest you will admit to how unbalanced your example is to what I have outlined. If you're not you will simply ignore this reply and move on to something else. Thank you for your reply.
This post was edited by RosieG at March 18, 2017 8:18 PM MDT
Why is my comparing just one Obama trip to Trump's weekends for a few weeks in Florida considered attacking Obama? I was giving that as example of extravagance. We don't know if Trump will continue to travel to Florida every weekend that's just speculation. However, since we're talking about spending money lavishly here's a link you might find interesting about Obama's travelling and how much his vacations alone cost the taxpayer. http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/dec/22/obamas-hawaii-christmas-vacations-cost-taxpayers-3/
Oh Karen. This is what you contribute to shore up Yogafan's contention? You neglect to show any articles anywhere about the projected cost of having Trump as prez for 4 years. There are many of them. You had to go out of your way to avoid them. What would have been FAIR would have been to provide a link to one of the Trump cost assessments to balance things out but you did not do that. Color me disappointed. :(:(:(:(:(
I can't predict the future and any other predictions on future costs can be and probably will be wrong. The only thing that can be tangibly shown is what has already happened. We can't say how much Trump has spent during his run until it's over. All I'm showing here is how much the Obamas' spent during their run.
Typical Trump supporter response Yogafan. You refuse to deal with the question I asked and divert attention from it by bringing up something not relevant, germane, pertinent or responsive. You can do better than that because you have. The total cost of Trump et al including extende family will be hundreds of millions of dollars more if not billions more by the time he is done squeezing us dry than what Obama et al cost. You say that is just speculation. Seriously. You really believe his rate of sucking at the trough till he can suck no more will diminish over time? It's gonna accelerate. Different strokes. Thank you for your reply.
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