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Tilted Cat Head
Administrator
Location: Manhattan, NY
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Originally Posted by Rekna
Also the spending of the previous governor, who was also a republican, doesn't really matter. Can you imagine if we let criminals use that same defense? "Well I wasn't as drunk as that other guy when I hit the kid with my car."
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It's not about a defense. It's about how things are paid for via GAP rules. Companies are allowed to do as they see fit. Your company doesn't give per diem for home stays, others do. It also can depend on what level you are in your company. Your CEO may get per diem for his home stays depending on circumstances.
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Frequently Asked Questions About GSA - Per Diem Overview
What is per diem?
Per diem is the allowance for lodging (excluding taxes), meals and incidental expenses. The General Services Administration (GSA) establishes per diem rates for destinations within the Continental United States (CONUS). The State Department establishes the foreign rates (for example, Russia, Aruba, Bahamas, Europe, etc.). The Department of Defense (DOD) establishes non-foreign rates such as Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and Guam. For more information on non-foreign rates, visit DOD's Per Diem, Travel, and Transportation Allowance Committee at https://secureapp2.hqda.pentagon.mil/perdiem/ ; foreign rates can be found at Page not found.
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Let's say I'm traveling from NY to LA on government business.
According to the GSA per diem list for Los Angeles. I can spend $118 on housing, $64 meals and incidental expenses totaling $182.
If I stay at my sister's house and she feeds me the whole time I'm traveling, I can get $182 for each day as my per diem and pocket the entire amount. There's nothing bilking or cheating anyone or anything. In fact the person who should feel cheated is my sister since she put me up and fed me.
I'm not familiar with where her home is situated in comparison to the Capital offices, but if she's not incurring the budgeted expense of hotel housing, then a per diem is perfectly fair.
In fact, if you think it's so outrageous, please check into your state senator and congressional representative. You'll find that they tend to BUY a 2nd home in Washington DC and collect the per diem that I've explained.
This policy is common place.
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Last edited by Cynthetiq; 09-09-2008 at 01:27 PM..
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