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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsRon Paul flew first class 74 times on the taxpayer's dime.
Ron Paul flew first class 74 times on the taxpayer's dime.
by weatherdude
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Proof he's a first classhole:
I'm sure his supporters will display outrage at this brazen hypocrisy, right?
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/01/16/1055280/-Ron-Paul-flew-first-class-74-times-on-the-taxpayers-dime
by weatherdude
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Proof he's a first classhole:
Paul flew first class on at least 31 round-trip flights and 12 one-way flights since May 2009 when he was traveling between Washington and his district in Texas, according to a review by The Associated Press of his congressional office expenses.
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Paul, whose distrust of big government is the centerpiece of his presidential campaign, trusts the more expensive government rate for Continental Airlines when buying his tickets. Paul chose not to buy the cheaper economy tickets at a fraction of the price because they aren't refundable or as flexible for scheduling, his congressional staff said.
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Paul, whose distrust of big government is the centerpiece of his presidential campaign, trusts the more expensive government rate for Continental Airlines when buying his tickets. Paul chose not to buy the cheaper economy tickets at a fraction of the price because they aren't refundable or as flexible for scheduling, his congressional staff said.
I'm sure his supporters will display outrage at this brazen hypocrisy, right?
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/01/16/1055280/-Ron-Paul-flew-first-class-74-times-on-the-taxpayers-dime
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Ron Paul flew first class 74 times on the taxpayer's dime. (Original Post)
ProSense
Jan 2012
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blue neen
(12,328 posts)1. Of course, he did!
I'm sure he reimbursed the taxpayers for these expenses.
Scurrilous
(38,687 posts)2. K & R
msanthrope
(37,549 posts)3. K& r.
Thinkingabout
(30,058 posts)4. Which Cost More
I bet the cost of changing the flight time was still cheaper than business class. What a scanner. I guess it would interfer with his freedoms to fly cheaper.