New Jersey governor Chris Christie is a big football fan, but he is also apparently a big fan of snacks at football stadiums. According to New Jersey Watchdog, Christie reportedly spent over $82,000 of taxpayer money on concessions at MetLife Stadium.
Christie paid for food and drinks at MetLife with a debit card 58 times over the 2010 and 2011 NFL seasons, accruing a bill of $82,594. That means he spent an average of nearly $1,500 on food and drinks every time he attended a football game.
Apparently the money came out of a $95,000 fund he is given quarterly to be "used for official receptions on behalf of the state, the operation of an official residence, for other expenses."
He gets $95,000 every three months? That is $390,000 annually. And he spends this much of it for food at football games?
How many hot dogs can one man eat?
I used to simply think we could not afford to have Chris Christie in the White House due to his abrasive nature, slippery relationship with the truth, and his conservative politics.
But now I wonder if we could even afford to feed him if he were the President of the United States.
By the way the Washington Post suggests several ways that Christie could have better spent that $82,594.
