Talk about corporate welfare; they really are arrogant about spending government money.

These folks have no reverence for the government, do they? They don't respect the American people. They figure they are paying the freight anyway, more than most Americans, so why not use it? $20 trillion in debt is nothing for people that have 10 percent value of that debt in assets available to them.

Amazing. They should know they are not held in esteem by the American peole when they walk all over us.


14 September 2017

US Treasury Secretary (click here) Steven Mnuchin asked to use a government plane for his European honeymoon last month, his office has confirmed.

The request sparked an inquiry from the department's inspector general, and comes as he already faces scrutiny over the use of another military aircraft.

His spokesman said the plane was needed to ensure that he had a secure line of communication to the White House.

But the request was later withdrawn, the spokesman added in a statement.

"It is imperative that he have access to secure communications, and it is our practice to consider a wide range of options to ensure he has these capabilities during his travel, including the possible use of military aircraft," a spokesman said on Wednesday.

Government jets are typically only used by the secretary of state or secretary of defence,who both deal directly with national security matters....