l****z 发帖数: 29846 | 1 Public 'Inauguration' Just for Show, Likely to Cost Taxpayers Over $100
Million
3:53 PM, Dec 6, 2012 • By DANIEL HALPER
Stephen Dinan reports that "Because next year's inauguration falls on a
Sunday, President Obama will hold only a small, private swearing-in ceremony
on Jan. 20, and will hold a big public redo the next day. The Inaugural
Committee announced Thursday that activities will last three days: a day of
service on Saturday, the small private ceremony on Sunday, and the public
swearing-in, parade and balls on Monday."
That means, the public "inauguration" is just a show, while the actual
inauguration will again be behind closed doors (just as it was last go
around).
What's the show going to cost? If the cost of recent past inaugurations are
any indication, well over $100 million.
In 2005, for President Bush's second inauguration, "the federal government
and the District of Columbia spent a combined $115.5 million, most of it for
security, the swearing-in ceremony, cleanup and for a holiday for federal
workers," according to the New York Times.
And for Obama's first inauguration in 2009, the cost for the government was
over $125 million, according to reports:
The federal government estimates that it will spend roughly $49 million
on the inaugural weekend. Washington, D.C., Virginia and Maryland have
requested another $75 million from the federal government to help pay for
their share of police, fire and medical services.
And then there is the party bill.
We have a budget of roughly $45 million, maybe a little bit more," said
Linda Douglas, spokeswoman for the inaugural committee. That's more than the
$42.3 million in private funds spent by President Bush's committee in 2005,
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