Obama's Fundraising Spree Costs Taxpayers $2M, Analyst Estimates
Sat, 08/21/2010 - 1:05pm
Obama's Fundraising Spree Costs Taxpayers $2M, Analyst Estimates
President Obama's fundraising spree across the country to help his party retain power isn't just reaping millions of dollars for Democratic candidates -- it's also said to be costing taxpayers millions of dollars. And it's leaving a massive carbon footprint, too. On top of that, the carbon footprint, or pollution generated by the travel, probably matched "something of a size-32 shoe," said Pete Sepp of the National Taxpayers Union, a group that promotes smaller government and fewer taxes.