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Sarah Palin Got State To Pay Her For Staying Home

“Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin billed the state for per diem allowances for 312 nights spent in her home, The Washington Post reported Tuesday. Palin, who is paid $125,000 a year, collected allowances intended to pay for meals and incidental expenses incurred during travel on state business, the newspaper said, citing an analysis of her travel documents. She billed taxpayers for travel expenses involved in taking her children on official missions and her husband, Todd Palin, billed the state for expenses for travel on official business with the governor.” [Link]

The big surprise here is that Alaskans picked up the bill. Alaska dips into the federal budget for some $5200 per resident more than the average in any other state. If every state grabbed as much, the federal government would be spending another 1.6 trillion dollars per year.

Sounds like a typical Republican to me.

Anything to scoop money from the government. After all, the government isn’t good for taking care of taxpayers money, and how better to prove that than to skim some extra off for oneself?