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Originally posted by seretogis
I shouldn't be paying for rich white men to fly around the country to try to get re-elected -- Clinton or Bush.
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There is a very good reason that it's the case. Unfortunately no one bothers to look into it.
Do you have any idea what it costs an acting President to travel anywhere? Not only does he have to travel but so does his entourage of security, several armored limos, chase cars, Secret Service tactical teams, routes need to be made safe and scouted before hand, etc, etc, etc.
To force a serving President to pay fully for these things would put him at a substantial disadvantage to any challenger.