Since Reagan hated government spending and only wanted to cut waste (so the legend goes, at least) I am wondering who is footing the bill for this massive event in Washington. Since it is a partisan event, does this mean that the RNC is picking up the tab? What about the friends of the former president that gave him a lovely multi-million dollar retirement home? Surely a simple, down home fella that hated everything about Washington would not make American taxpayers dish out millions for an elaborate ceremony, right? I mean, with budgets already tight for police and fire departments around the nation and the US being at war, surely some generous Republicans are keeping the government out of this process because we all know that government is the problem. Anyone have any idea how much this is costing taxpayers?
JOHN JOINS IN: Actually, this is quite interesting. I saw an article the other day that the Reagan funeral was costing DC over $2m. Yes, our little town of half a million people is forced to foot the bill, not the feds. But even more intereresting, the news was showing how much the funeral was costing all the state, in terms of time off given employees, etc., and it was ENORMOUS. We're talking on the order of several hundred million dollars. I remember being a bit shocked by the figure, but hey, what a better way to honor Reagan than to put the states further in debt :-)
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