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Originally posted by DeltAlum
See, in my opinion, it's questionable.
Given the use of Air Force One, all of the support folks, the security, etc., this costs the taxpayers lots of big bucks. By the way, that's true of every campaign trip, so I'm not just picking on this instance here. Although, I seem to recall that during the actual "campaign" season, the party has to repay some or all of those expenses. Anyone know if that's true?
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Yes it is. I believe that it is a very small fraction of the operating costs of the two VC-25s (747s) used as Airforce One. The cost, if I remember correctly, is roughly equal to what charter flights carrying a similar number of people would cost in the civilian sector.
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