haaa, keep changing the criteria for the vacations huh?
well , there is no way to get around costing taxpayers dollars whenever you leave the white house if you are the first family


its worth it to me for them to be safe and carry on as a family as they would if not in the white house,,,

of course they arent going to travel greyhound bus or american airlines,, they are the FIRST FAMILY

so yes, their detailed transport and security cost money,, as has the transport and security of any other president and their families

there is no 'example' to be set, when one is earning in the income bracket of the president,, one of the POINTS is having the freedom to do more things like that , which those not in that income bracket cannot necessarily do until they are also part of that income bracket

thats the 'american dream'......greater income=more resources and more freedom

the man and his wife make enough WITHOUT THIS JOB to provide the lifestyle and freedoms they and their children have , why would anyone expect them to live as if they have LESS because of his title?

first of all , define 'vacation'

these stories usually include ANY trip out of the state

my son, for instance, takes a 'vacation' at least once a month from nevada to california,,,lol


I know many people in the 'upper class' income range who getaway one weekend a month to someplace out of town (thats twelve 'vacations' a year)

the president earns about 3/4 a mill per year outside of his presidential income, Im sure people in that income bracket take 'vacations' as often as they like,,,,

of course they do, with the income they receive from tAXPAYERS

just like a president,,,