December 28, 2017

Trump is a stunning presidential goof-off

Alternet  - In 2016, Americans who work full time accrued an average of 22.6 paid vacation days, though only used 16.8, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The second figure represents a half-day increase over 2015. During Trump's 11-plus months in office, he has already spent over 100 days on golf resorts, including more than one month each at his properties in New Jersey and Florida, per the Wall Street Journal.

The New York Times reports that by his fourth month in office, Trump had already spent more time on the links than his three predecessors combined. The tax money Trump has spent on golf carts alone could have bought 54,095 school lunches.n 2016, Americans who work full time accrued an average of 22.6 paid vacation days, though only used 16.8, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The second figure represents a half-day increase over 2015. During Trump's 11-plus months in office, he has already spent over 100 days on golf resorts, including more than one month each at his properties in New Jersey and Florida, per the Wall Street Journal.

Trump frequently mixes business and pleasure—he infamously enjoyed a "beautiful chocolate cake" at Mar-a-Lago while launching a bombing campaign on a Syrian airbase in April—but the final tally for 2017 is noteworthy given how frequently he criticized President Obama for golfing on the job. The New York Times reports that by his fourth month in office, Trump had already spent more time on the links than his three predecessors combined. The tax money Trump has spent on golf carts alone could have bought 54,095 school lunches.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

He was a lazy, indolent slob before he was elected - being "President" showed that to the world.

Hopefully his flaming incompetence kills the GOP dead.

- Strelnikov

Bill Hicks said...

Isn't this a GOOD thing--or do liberals now WANT Trump to spend more time at the office?

Anonymous said...

"Hopefully his flaming incompetence kills the GOP dead."

Right you are.
Killing the GOP dead is exactly what is needed in the USA, for starters.

This party of the plutocrats has no business in a democracy, but is well suited for fascism.

The Democrats representing the right, and the Greens representing the left, would make a little better two-party system.

Real democracy is not possible under capitalism.
Socialism is necessary to attain real democracy.