Perspective Of Yet Another Night Owl

Mrs. Obama is going to receive OVER $100,000 to redecorate the Whitehouse??  Really?? Why is it that our government hemmorrhages cash?  There are so many things wrong with this. 

First, in the scheme of things $100,000 might not seem like much.  But to you and me, that’s a lot of money.  Second, does the Government really need to spend our tax dollars redecorating the whitehouse?  The President and First Lady live there for free on our dime already.  Don’t you think the Obama’s can afford their own redecorating costs? Wouldn’t it be nice if when you and I got a new house, it came with $100,000 redecorating fund??  Third, If Obama’s plan is to decrease national debt, maybe he should do the right thing and not spend money needlessly.  Lord knows his wife makes enough money and he is not hurting financially either.  (He just took his wife out on a date for about $1,000 dinner!) 

This kind of spending is exactly where this country needs to start saving pennies. Then maybe review the medical programs in place that the government pays for.  Did you know a single aspirin at the hospital costs you about $15?  If you are ever in the hospital, look closely at the charges for disposable items (bed pans, pillows, etc.) that you are charged for.   And guess what government health care programs pay for those items?  You guessed it, highly inflated prices.  With $15 you and I could go to the grocery store and buy a bottle of aspirin and have money left over, even after paying sales tax!!  Again, our government needs to look into a lot of programs and revamp a lot of things.  If they would do that, we would have the money we need to pay the debts, keep our country safe and not raise taxes.