Sticking up for Sarah Palin’s Clothing Budget
According to Poltico (via), Sarah Palin has dropped $150,000 on clothes since joining John McCain’s ticket, including over $75,000 in Minneapolis at Neiman Marcus:
RNC appears to shell out $150K for Palin fashion – Jeanne Cummings – Politico.com
According to financial disclosure records, the accessorizing began in early September and included bills from Saks Fifth Avenue in St. Louis and New York for a combined $49,425.74.
The records also document a couple of big-time shopping trips to Neiman Marcus in Minneapolis, including one $75,062.63 spree in early September.
The RNC also spent $4,716.49 on hair and makeup through September after reporting no such costs in August.
Now that may seem outrageous, let’s think about this for a second. Minnesota doesn’t have sales tax on clothes. Had she dropped the same 75K in Wisconsin*, it would have cost her $3,750 in sales tax.
So you could say that she was being budget conscious. In situations like this, the more you spend, the more you save, right?
October 22nd, 2008 at 4:04 am
Hockey mom goes to town! See this great cartoon at the Reasons To Be Cheerful, Part 3 blog…
October 22nd, 2008 at 9:28 am
Would it have been detrimental to their campaign in Wisconsin if they had bought $75K of cheese in Minnesota?
October 22nd, 2008 at 5:57 pm
Stop Hatin’ Kohler
you all have NO IDEA how much overhead their is in being mavericky