Anyone else upset with the estimated $150 million being spent on the inauguration? I thought we were in a recession?
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It's obvious that the people DONATING the money are not hurting. So why do you care?
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As the money will be raised chiefly from voluntary contributions and President-Elect Obama's campaign fund I don't imagine anybody will be too bothered - it isn't as if the taxpayer will be footing the bill.
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I think it starts of President Elect Obama's first term in office on a very hypocritical note
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I'd be more upset about the reasons why the recession happened in the first place. Or, the enormous amount of money shelled out to company and bank execs every year in bonuses which is obviously well over $150 Million. I see your point however. I had this feeling during NYE when over a million pounds was spend on JUST fireworks in central London, and god knows how much elsewhere. There are numerous other examples...
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Sure woulda bought a lot of Hamburger Helper.
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And how would you suggest that cost be offset? By not having an inaugeration? Further, the inaugeration is mostly paid from private contributions and the contributors don't seem to be hurting for dollars. The largest expense seems to have been from added security, or it would so appear.
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...and yet such a big fuss was made about Sarah Palin having $150,000 spent on clothes....
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You ain't seen nothen yet. Just Wait till Obama legalizes crack and puts a bounty on white people.
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Hell, everyone elected the guy who is all about huge government spending. No surprises here, The socialist wave is coming.
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