Another election tidbit that many of us haven't thought much about. WOW!

[Hoss68]

These figures have to be staggering - if Kerry is elected President.
from Oprah:

"You will pay upkeep/Secret Service for 5 Kerry mansions. It is good to be John F. Kerry....... The F stands for Forbes in case you ever wondered.
He is one of the richest Senators in Government. When someone is elected president, it means the Secret Service has to protect the President and his family as well as his property.

The Kerry's have five US properties not counting the several foreign properties they own too. The cost to run these homes are more than what the average American could afford, even if the rent was free, and all you had to pay the water, gas &electric.

Including ground keepers, maintenance, pool, and house keepers.

*To be President would require the taxpayers to pay for all that now if elected. Including a complete staffed Secret Service security 24 hours a day. In addition to that we will have to pay for each of their homes for security improvements even if they never go to them all, that is, that just in case. Who do you think will pay for all this? We Pay! This takes all the expense off Kerry and puts it on us.

Nevertheless, factor another major cost to Americans that Kerry does not want you to know about:
Becoming President would automatically include taking care of all their properties with Secret Service Agents

that includes 5 agents per 6 hour shift 4 times a day 365 days of the year for the rest of their lives so long as they own those properties. It comes with being President, once you are elected. It requires us the tax payers, to pay for this as well as his annual salary, as well as his retirements including the cost of living adjustments to boot, plus salaries and protection for all their real estate property, plus Secret Service Agents, and pay the bills for the rest of his life.

In addition, feed the Secret Service Agents and rotate new ones every 6 hours for the rest of his life.

Do the math. Five properties need to be protected. This requires five Secret Service Agents per shift, daily every six hours, per property! That is 20 Secret Service Agents per day per property everyday including Holidays. Wow, what does that cost?

Lets say an average of 20 agents per property, each earning a about $60,000 per agent to survey the perimeters and protect ($1.2 million). Now times that by five properties so far (a mere $6 million). That is if the Kerrys do not buy any more properties afterwards. This also includes the Agents vehicles and repairs, gas, meals, days off, paid vacation, and medical plan visits etc per agent.

Who pays? YOU pay, the whole time they are alive after becoming President!

Is this the best use of our tax money electing Kerry to take care of all their properties, both foreign and domestic? On the other hand, shouldn't he pay for his own?

Yet, the Presidential salary could not afford it.

The more I think about paying for Kerrys properties everyday , just makes me happy and all the merrier, keeping President Bush.

Without raising taxes to boot. How on earth would Kerry pay for everyone to have Healthcare, increase our military, and have us pay to protect his investments, all without raising our taxes? Tax and spend Kerry - is his party motto.

Which really has to make you wonder why anyone with his wealth, would take a salary of that of a U.S. Senator, never mind wanna be President?

Do you believe now why he needs to be the Prez?

To serve the people?

On the other hand, the people will serve Him and his wife!

Please pass the Mustard and do America a favor and pass this to your friends, lets keep Bush a resident in the White House, and not have to protect another Kerry house, and save money!


Viva Del Monte Ketchup !

[BrianK]

The cost is in present day dollars. Try looking at the cost long term. Wages & benefits will increase. Actually every cost associated with what was presented will increase over time.

The work force is projected to decrease until 3 people are working to pay into Soc. Sec. What does that say about the future tax bite ?

Gloom & doom aren't part of my nature so as China & India increase in their climb into the global economy competing with America. I'll reserve comment on the impact on jobs & wages at a sustained high level here in America.