Palin got travel expenses for being at home

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Just to let you know…
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/washington/AP-Palin-Travel-Expenses.html

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Could she really be Kwame Kilpatrick in disguise? :eek:

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You do know Wasilla is about 800 miles away from Juneau?

I have no idea if the addresses in the link are Palin’s residences or not, but it gives you an idea of why she might have had “travel expenses.”

Anchorage is about 45 minutes away from Wasilla, as far as I can tell.

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Well sure, but don’t the taxpayers pay for the Governor’s mansion in Juneau as well? Why should they be hit twice because she chose to live in Wasila while working in Juneau? If this is SOP, I guess it’s fine, but it just sounds…off.

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Well they give her a home in Juneau and she chose not to use it. And “per diem” is not travel, it’s for daily essentials like food.

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She doesn’t live in Juneau when the legislation is out of session. I don’t know about Alaska, but in Florida, the state legislature is only in session for January and February. I can imagine in Alaska they meet during different months. :eek:

Still, it’s like working in Florida and having your home in South Carolina.

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For whatever it’s worth, you’ll find a fair bit of discussion and links in this GD thread.

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Since the same topic is being discussed in GD, I’m locking this thread.