White House Budget

For our country's history, America has been distancing itself financially from the White House. We like to pretend that the cost of maintaining the White House is none of our business. What public money we spend is scattered throughout the federal government like a black budget for a top secret government project. The very worse is when the Government (we) refuses to pay for the inevitable remodeling of the White House when a new administration moves in. Then, we require the new president to pay for the remodeling. That means that interior decor of the White House is paid for by the President's political donors. We might as will decorate the White House with sponsor decals, like a NASCAR race car.

We need to admit that the White House is our house and give it a real budget. It should have a total line item that include utilities, maintenance and remodeling. Yes, it should be paid for by big corporations, through their taxes.