Rick Perry Spends Millions To Fix Mansion As State Cuts Billions Elsewhere

Rick Perry Spends Millions To Fix Mansion As State Cuts Billions Elsewhere
The Huffington Post | By James Sunshine Posted: 07/11/2012 11:19 am Updated: 07/11/2012 11:19 am

Texas Governor Rick Perry is moving back into the Governor's Mansion. For the $25 million it cost the state to renovate it, he better enjoy it.

The state originally allocated just $10 million for the mansion's renovation, according to USA Today. However, the cost of the renovation rose significantly following a 2008 arson attack, which severely damaged much of the building.

Perry's public stance favoring budget cuts has made the exorbitant cost for the mansion's renovation controversial, Bloomberg reports.

During his unsuccessful bid for the Republican Party's Presidential nomination, Perry proposed balancing the budget by slashing federal government spending and cutting taxes, The Washington Post reports.

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Rick Perry Spends Millions To Fix Mansion As State Cuts Billions Elsewhere (Original post)	Judi Lynn	Jul 2012	OP
MA doesn't have a governor's mansion,thank heavens. What a waste.	virgogal	Jul 2012	#1
The Governor's Mansion is a piece of American history	Bok_Tukalo	Jul 2012	#2
Texas socialiZm for his self gratification. A true supporter of capitaliZm would sell	SDjack	Jul 2012	#3

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Wed Jul 11, 2012, 02:05 PM

virgogal (7,414 posts)

1. MA doesn't have a governor's mansion,thank heavens. What a waste.

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Wed Jul 11, 2012, 02:11 PM

Bok_Tukalo (3,861 posts)

2. The Governor's Mansion is a piece of American history

It is in the National Register of Historic Places and is a U.S. National Historic Landmark. Don't begrudge its maintenance and preservation over transient political pique. One day, Perry will no longer live there because it isn't his house any more than it is mine.

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Wed Jul 11, 2012, 02:15 PM

SDjack (1,063 posts)

3. Texas socialiZm for his self gratification. A true supporter of capitaliZm would sell

the mansion and have the state lease space for the governor in an industrial warehouZe.

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