John F. Kerry is one of the richest Senators in Government. If elected President he will be the second richest President ever....second only to George Washington. J.F. Kennedy would follow as the third richest. When someone is elected president, it means the Secret Service has to protect the President and his family as well as his property. The Kerry's have five US properties not counting the several foreign properties they also own . The annual costs to run these homes are more than what the average American earns, even if the rent was free, and all you had to pay for was the water, gas & electric, grounds keepers, maintenance, pool, and house keepers. If Kerry were to be elected President the taxpayers would be required to pay for all that . Another cost to the taxpayers would be a security staff 24 hours a day to survey the perimeters and to protect the properties. In addition to that we will have to pay for security improvements for each of their homes even if they never go to them all. This takes all the expense off Kerry and puts it on us. Another major cost to American taxpayers is the protection for all their properties with Secret Service agents. This requires 5 agents per 6 hour shift......that means they shift 4 times a day, 365 days of the year.
This will go on for the rest of their lives so long as they own those properties. The taxpayers are required to pay for all this as well as his annual salary and his retirements. Five properties need to be protected. This means five Secret Service Agents per six hour shift, daily . Four times a day a new shift of five agents goes on duty.
That is 20 Secret Service Agents per day per property including Holidays, etc. Holiday pay is probably double. Assume that each secret service agent earns ab out $90K on average. Five properties...... so far, at 20 age! nts per property means 100 agents per day or $9,000,0000 per year just for their salaries . That is if the Kerrys don't buy any more properties. Of course, if they buy more properties they will also be included. We would also have to provide the Agents with vehicles and cover the costs of repairs, gas, etc. We would have to pay for their meals, days off, paid vacations, and medical insurance coverage for each. How on earth would Kerry pay for everyone to have Healthcare, two chickens in every pot and have us pay to protect his investments, all without raising our taxes? It makes you wonder why anyone with his wealth, would take a salary of that of a U.S. Senator, or of a President? Please pass the Mustard and if it is Heinz, check the label.....it was probably made in Mexico. I say keep Bush in the White House and let Kerry pay for his own houses.
