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Brain -> Gov. Perrys temporary digs costs Texas big bucks - Yahoo! News (5/18/2010 1:07:27 AM)
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Perry is the ultimate and typical of the hypocrisy that is consistently shown by Republicans and their party actions - lavish lifestyles while taxpayers pay for bailouts of big bankers with big bonuses for failuire.
Gov. Perry's temporary digs costs Texas big bucks - Yahoo! News
AUSTIN, Texas – With the state facing a budget shortfall of at least $11 billion, Texas Gov. Rick Perry has spent almost $600,000 in public money during the past two years to live in a sprawling rental home in the hills above the capital, according to records obtained by The Associated Press.
It costs more than $10,000 a month in rent, utilities and upkeep to house Perry in a five-bedroom, seven-bath mansion that has pecan-wood floors, a gourmet kitchen and three dining rooms. Perry has also spent $130,000 in campaign donations to throw parties, buy food and drink, and pay for cable TV and a host of other services since he moved in, the records show..
The public spending on Perry's rental comes as the state grapples with a budget shortfall forecast to reach at least $11 billion over the next two years. Perry has asked state agencies to cut their budgets by 5 percent and the Republican House speaker has begun to consider furloughs and shortened workweeks for state employees.
Ethics watchdogs, meanwhile, say Perry's campaign may have violated state disclosure laws because of the vague way he's reported what his staff calls "incidental" spending at the mansion.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100517/ap_on_re_us/us_texas_governor_temporary_mansion
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