Big Muddy rancher
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alice wrote:
Also, that entire amount, $150 million, is not what the taxpayers are being billed.
Here's an estimated breakdown...
$150-170 million -- Estimated cost of entire inauguration activities, from the parades and galas to the port-a-potties and streamers.
$45 million (or more) -- Budget of Presidential Inaugural Committee. The committee is a bipartisan team created in November to organize the inaugural festivities.
All of this money comes from private donations. The committee does not accept money from corporations or lobbyists and individual donors cannot give more than $50,000. (In past inaugurations, contributions could run as high as $250,000.)
The Presidential Inaugural Committee is responsible for Tuesday's inaugural parade, the 10 official inaugural balls and Sunday's concert at the Lincoln Memorial. The committee also paid the Smithsonian $700,000 to stay open longer during the activities.
$49 million -- Total cost of inauguration to the federal government (according to the Office of Management and Budget.) This includes a $15 million appropriation to the District of Columbia to help pay for the inauguration expenses and to pay for Secret Service during the inaugural ceremony and military personnel for the parade following the swearing-in.
$75 million -- Estimated cost in a letter to the federal government from the governors of Virginia and Maryland and the mayor of the District of Columbia for transportation and law enforcement. D.C. figures it's share will be $47 million. This number would be addition to the $49 million the federal government is spending.
Last Tuesday, President Bush declared a state of emergency for the District of Columbia, making more funding available for "emergency protective measures that are undertaken to save lives and protect public health and safety."
$3.5 million -- Construction of platform in front of the Capitol for Tuesday's ceremony and rental of chairs. This comes from the Department of the Architect of the Capitol.
$1.2 million -- Cost of Tuesday's swearing-in ceremony and luncheon. This was budged by the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies.
Alice I brought the whole thing forward so you can show me the error of my ways. it says tota l cost $150 to $170 million.
$45 millions from donations.
$49 million Total cost of the inauguration to federal gov.
$75 million Virgina , Maryland and DC. Who pay this.
$3.5 Department of the Architect of the Capital Fed
$1.2 Joint congressional committee FED.
That comes to $128 million of some taxpayers money and $45 million in donations.
Is that right?
Also, that entire amount, $150 million, is not what the taxpayers are being billed.
Here's an estimated breakdown...
$150-170 million -- Estimated cost of entire inauguration activities, from the parades and galas to the port-a-potties and streamers.
$45 million (or more) -- Budget of Presidential Inaugural Committee. The committee is a bipartisan team created in November to organize the inaugural festivities.
All of this money comes from private donations. The committee does not accept money from corporations or lobbyists and individual donors cannot give more than $50,000. (In past inaugurations, contributions could run as high as $250,000.)
The Presidential Inaugural Committee is responsible for Tuesday's inaugural parade, the 10 official inaugural balls and Sunday's concert at the Lincoln Memorial. The committee also paid the Smithsonian $700,000 to stay open longer during the activities.
$49 million -- Total cost of inauguration to the federal government (according to the Office of Management and Budget.) This includes a $15 million appropriation to the District of Columbia to help pay for the inauguration expenses and to pay for Secret Service during the inaugural ceremony and military personnel for the parade following the swearing-in.
$75 million -- Estimated cost in a letter to the federal government from the governors of Virginia and Maryland and the mayor of the District of Columbia for transportation and law enforcement. D.C. figures it's share will be $47 million. This number would be addition to the $49 million the federal government is spending.
Last Tuesday, President Bush declared a state of emergency for the District of Columbia, making more funding available for "emergency protective measures that are undertaken to save lives and protect public health and safety."
$3.5 million -- Construction of platform in front of the Capitol for Tuesday's ceremony and rental of chairs. This comes from the Department of the Architect of the Capitol.
$1.2 million -- Cost of Tuesday's swearing-in ceremony and luncheon. This was budged by the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies.
Alice I brought the whole thing forward so you can show me the error of my ways. it says tota l cost $150 to $170 million.
$45 millions from donations.
$49 million Total cost of the inauguration to federal gov.
$75 million Virgina , Maryland and DC. Who pay this.
$3.5 Department of the Architect of the Capital Fed
$1.2 Joint congressional committee FED.
That comes to $128 million of some taxpayers money and $45 million in donations.
Is that right?