Palin Charges Taxpayers Because Her Children Are State Representatives

www.EmploymentCrossing.com Alaska Governor Sarah Palin is allowed to charge taxpayers for her children's commercial airline tickets, because they represent the state wherever they go with her, the governor's aides told the Associated Press. "There's an expectation that the First Family participates in community activities," said Sharon Leighow, the governor's spokeswoman. "They are representing the First Family and the state of Alaska." The idea that Palins children are official representatives of the State of Alaska, and therefore their travel should be taxpayer funded, was met with peals of derisive laughter by the approximately seven billion human beings not affiliated with the campaign. Leighow and other Palin supporters defended the GOP vice presidential candidate's use of $21,000 in state money to pay for her three daughters' flights, after The Associated Press reported the practice earlier this week. The AP said that often the children were not invited to the events the governor attended, but she brought them anyway and charged the government. The AP also reported that Palin ordered the children's travel expense forms changed in August to add language claiming that they performed official state business on the trips. Alaska law allows governors to charge the state for their family's travel if they conduct state business. The Palin family used the official Alaska state plane more than two dozen times, at a cost of $55,000. The plane costs $971 an hour to operate, and is meant to transport prisoners and law enforcement officials. For more information click here

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