Your tax dollars at work

Trump Org charged Secret Service $1.4M to stay at his properties during his time on the playground. The Trump Organization on some occasions charged the Secret Service more than five times the government rate to stay at Donald Trump-owned properties while the agency was protecting him and his family, according to documents obtained by Congress.

Now, why don't I see bumper stickers all over the place for that accomplishment?

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MarineBob · 56-60, M

Every company doing business with local,State and federal governments charge excessive rates because governments are what we call slow pay. The job i am on right now my contract actually doubles if not paid within 30 days..
Back to your statement..secret service paid less than the salary he donated back to the government

OggggO · 36-40, M

@MarineBob Not surprised you're out here defending corrupt billing. Regardless, he wasn't charging them for his services, he was making them pay inflated hotel bills to stay near him while he golfed.

Ontheroad · M

@MarineBob So yeah, want to know how wrong you are? I imagine not, but having been in the military for 20 years and having been in positions where I traveled for government business (booked and reserved by the government), I got discounts off regular rates at hotels, eateries, rental cars, flights, etc., everywhere I went.

Are there companies who rip off the government? Yep, lots of them and Trump's businesses are one of them. There are also many who give them discounts... many of them.

And just because he didn't take a salary doesn't mean he didn't commit crimes by ripping off the government.

Graylight · 51-55, F

@Ontheroad And thank you from the granddaughter of career service people. If I may, which branch?

Ontheroad · M

@Graylight U.S. Army and proudly so.

Graylight · 51-55, F

@Ontheroad Fantastic. It's not the Air Force, but it takes a village. 😉

(But seriously, thanks for a career of service.)

Ontheroad · M

@Graylight So true, and we never had a problems with letting the wing nuts play in the village. They could be quite amusing trying to play grownup. 🤣

And, on the serious side... I can still remember the awe inspiring sight, sound, and ground shaking arrival of those angels (crazy, and I do mean crazy pilots) running air cover for us ground pounders. It didn't matter what impossible air maneuvers they had to pull off to give us cover or get us out of trouble, they did it and did it and did it again until they got it done. You are right, it does take a village.

Graylight · 51-55, F

@Ontheroad That it does. You hope your most specialized services are never needed, but than they are, the US will not be divided.

Not as long as we have you guys to do our heavy lifting. 😉 Be safe and keep tilting at the windmill here. It's fruitless but noble work.

SunshineGirl · 36-40, F

@MarineBob That sounds a pretty lucrative contract. We don't get our invoices paid very quickly by public corporations, but we also consider this to be low risk and acceptable because they legally cannot declare themselves insolvent, stow away our cash in an overseas tax haven, or decide to break a contract as part of an elaborate business strategy (all of which has happened to my company in the past year).