MostlyLurks
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Fri Jan-21-05 12:00 PM
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Real cost of the inauguration? |
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Edited on Fri Jan-21-05 12:06 PM by MostlyLurks
We've all heard that the inauguration cost $40 mill, while Clinton's last one cost $33 mill. It's also widely know that DC was forced to pay for all security expenses for yesterday. What was that, something like $10 mill?
I have not, to this point, heard anybody ask the following: was the $33 mill figure for Clinton's last inauguration inclusive of DC's security expenses? Up until now, the inauguration has always reimbursed DC for expenses. So if we assume $33 mill for BC's '96 shindig, and assume another, idunno, $5 mill for DC security, this means his inauguration really cost $28 mill where Boyking's cost $40 mill. Or, said another way, '96 cost $33 mill while yesterday cost $50. In either case, "hiding" the security costs for yesterday and including them for past events makes the spending gap less pronounced.
Do they tabulate costs like that - was Clinton's inaugural cost inclusive of DC security reimbursement, or not? I'm curious because I'll bet Boyking's crowning yesterday was WAY more than just $7 mill more expensive than BC's and this security loophole is one way they're obfuscating the fact.
Anybody know for sure?
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On Edit: corrected misspelling in title. On second edit: corrected ridiculous math mistake.
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Fri Jan-21-05 12:04 PM
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BR_Parkway
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Fri Jan-21-05 12:13 PM
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2. The same folks who leave the cost of Iraq war out of the budget |
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so the deficit doesn't look so bad? The ones who threaten to fire people who want to tell Congress that drug bill will really cost an extra hundred billion or so?
I would bet you're right!
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Fri Jan-21-05 12:15 PM
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3. The cost to DC was 17 mil. n/t |
MostlyLurks
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Fri Jan-21-05 12:53 PM
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4. OK, revised "What if" numebrs. |
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BC '96 inaugural: $33 million (assuming it has included DC security costs). Bk '04 inaugural: $57 million (adding DC security costs).
Wow, nearly twice as much IF the BC figures are accurate and the assumption that security costs were included in BC's $33 mill. How can I find out if this is accurate or not?
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Fri Jan-21-05 12:56 PM
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5. 4 more years of warmongering and economic ruin: priceless. |
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