Government Waste
The 89th Government Airlift Wing:
The 89th transports government bureaucrats, congressmen, senators, military brass free of charge. This includes the Presidents two 747 flying palaces, which cost taxpayers
$410 million. The 89th has 6,000 employees taking care of 25 planes plus 19 helicopters. The planes make only 800 flights per year. Without Airforce Ones, the cost of the planes plus depreciation is over a half billion dollars per year. Cost per flight is $25,000 per person, per flight.