[Dr Winston O Boogie jr]

Originally Posted by retiredguy123

You are not the only one. I don't care either. If I were a British citizen, I would be outraged at how much taxpayer money is spent on these people who don't work for a living. But, as a U.S. citizen, I am outraged about the money we spend on people related to and friends of our elected officials, who also don't work for a living, such as first ladies. At least the elected officials are accountable for doing something.

I'm not sure who you mean by friends of politicians, but it is important that the first lady is protected. And as I'm sure you know every first lady has done charitable work and promotes a cause. They also plan White House function and perform other tasks. It's not as though they do no work whatsoever.

But I can see your point where some of the first ladies in the past have had enormous staffs. I'm glad to see that the current first lady has cut her staff down to a more reasonable number.