It tunrs out that Sarah Palin billed the government of Alaska almost $17,000 per diem expenses for 312 days spent "at her home". More interesting is the fact that her children billed the state for $25,000, and her husband, $19,000. That's $71,000 the state paid Sarah and her family to stay home. That's $3737 per month she is collecting to stay home. This is on top of her salary and other paid expenses. And she has the nerve to pretend she's against wasting taxpayer money? This should outrage all conservatives and libertarians.
Although it probably won't.
This news got me wondering about Todd Palin, who seems to work part-time. How did his income compare to his per diem expenses as the Governor's husband? I couldn't find that out anywhere.
Interestingly, I have been unable to find any record of Sarah or Todd's tax returns, which I assumed would be made public like all other candidates for President and Vice President. Can anyone find them?
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312 days spent at home on perdiem is over half the total number of days she has been in office. Meanwhile, the 12,900 sq ft governor's mansion in Juneau goes unused but must be maintained and staff and utilities paid.
She made a big deal of saving taxpayers money by firing the mansion's chef. Well, duh, if she's never there anyway, why do you need a cook?
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