Uh Oh, Treasury probing $25K Mnuchin flight from New York to DC

[yortsed snacilbuper]

Treasury Department investigators are probing an Aug. 15 trip taken by Secretary Steve Mnuchin from New York to Washington, D.C., in which he used a government jet that cost American taxpayers at least $25,000, ABC News reported on Friday.

http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/treasury-probing-dollar25k-mnuchin-flight-from-new-york-to-dc/ar-AAsmL8e?li=BBmkt5R&ocid=spartanntp

[Marie Marie]

1. Good. I hope this investigation

syortsed (this particular) nacilbuper.

[Initech]

2. Shit, I thought paying $150 to fly from DC to New York was expensive!

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

11. Well, that's because it was YOUR money. If it's FREE, GUMMINT money, that's different. nt

[Initech]

14. And when the democrats do it, it's "excessive government spending".

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

15. When Republicans do it, it's "deficits don't matter" ...

... according to President Cheney.

[yardwork]

3. Wait, a flight from NYC to D.C. cost $25,000?

[drray23]

6. chartered jet, not regular commercial airline.

it costs a lot of money to fly a jet especially for one person..

[Skittles]

7. still, 25K for one flight?

I am asking a pilot.

[Skittles]

10. OK I asked a friend who is a private jet pilot

his response:

Real versus adjusted cost. Real cost is is the "wet lease" price of fuel, personnel salaries and administrative costs for flight planning. Mostly fuel. Probably $1200/hour in gas.
The $25k is the adjusted cost that includes wear and tear estimates, and personnel's medical/retirement, etc. Not just for the crew, but for everyone involved in flight planning and ground handling as well.
Congress passed a law that DoD be reimbursed for adjusted costs. Adjusted costs are also used to depreciate capital expenditures for tax purposes, which makes aircraft leasing and ownership more attractive.
Same reason why mileage deductions for automobiles are significantly higher than the actual cost of driving one mile.

[Thrill]

4. DrainingTheSwamp

[elehhhhna]

5. he and Elaine Chao. Coming home from Trump.tower after the

"Both sides do it" "speech" by Wreckitman

[lapfog_1]

8. A netjet charter would run around $11,000 for NYC to DC

I wonder where he got his charter?

[LiberalArkie]

9. U.S. Air Force.. Better maintenance than Net Jet (usually)

And it is more impressive.

[JI7]

12. Was his wife with him ?

[Achilleaze]

13. republicans really do see themselves as "special"

and somehow they imaginatively bloat themselves to deform as republican-russian versions of "royalty" who garishly feel entitled to super-special, top-of-the-line luxuries at the cost of reaming hard-working American taxpayers.

That sucks. Bigly.

Don't need no steenkin "royal" class around here. This is the USA.