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Why did Obama cancel WH tours?
"Republicans accuse the White House of playing politics," reports ABC. "But the White House says it is canceling the tours because sequester spending cuts have sliced $84 million out of the Secret Service's $1.6 billion budget. And they are the ones who secure the tours. They wouldn't say how much this saves, so, we did some math. Tours are open 20 hours a week and use 30 uniformed Secret Service officers at about $30 an hour. Total saved? Approximately $18,000 a week."
http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/report-wh-save...
Is he just trying to stick it to us?
@team: Roughly $250 million. I'm glad the government is also postponing tax refunds. Our government truly baffles me.
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- Chewy Ivan 2Lv 78 years agoFavorite Answer
Saving nearly $1 million dollars per year just from cancelling WH tours doesn't sound like sticking it to us to me. I've never been on a White House tour nor do I care to in the near future. Tours of the White House sounds like one of those frivolous things we can afford to do without until our economy and budget have improved.
- Anonymous4 years ago
You men on the right positive do opt to ***** and moan and whine about easily no longer some thing, do not you? tell me, did you ***** and moan and whine even as Bush held a Ramadan dinner? Did you ***** and moan and whine each and each three hundred and sixty 5 days even as Obama issued a presidential proclamation calling for a nationwide day of prayer? Why is it also necessary for him to positioned on a prepare on the white domicile to prepare that he's severe?
- The BeastLv 68 years ago
this is nothing more than vintage political theater. people want to see the white house. now they can't because "the gop forced the sequester". it's all about trying to make the gop look bad, and it has nothing to do with reality. so many things they could have chosen to close down...but they'll choose a highly public one to be certain they make their point. it's a joke, but so is our national leadership.
- RMPALv 58 years ago
Obammy, Napolitano and all the rest of his team are going to do anything to make the situation appear worse to the public. Remember "the sky is falling, the sky is falling", and then when nobody fell for it he came out and said "it wont happen right away"...maybe Napolitano did not get the memo, because she/he is out there daily crying "the sky is falling"...
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- Anonymous8 years ago
cuz Republicans are trying to kill him.
- Anonymous8 years ago
He is in mourning over the death of his power handshake buddy Chavez.