Courtesy of Pam Martens.
Floridian Yacht & Golf Club in Palm City, Florida
The President of the United States, who told us this past Tuesday evening in his State of the Union address how concerned he is with the middle class, disappeared into a millionaire’s enclave for a three-day bachelor vacation with pals. According to the White House, Tiger Woods was among those playing golf with the President. First Lady Michelle, and daughters, Malia and Sasha, are skiing out west.
While the President is certainly entitled to rest and relaxation, what he is not entitled to during the greatest economic downturn since the Great Depression is hypocrisy.
Fresh from his State of the Union speech on Tuesday and a speaking tour focusing on how he plans to lift up the poor and middle class, the President flew on Friday evening to the Floridian Yacht & Golf Club in Palm City, Florida, a millionaire’s golfing enclave where cottages rent for $1500 a night and golf lessons can run $3,000 an hour. The initiation fee is a one-time payment of $50,000 and annual dues are $15,000. The facility includes a 61-foot yacht.
Contrast all that against the 46.2 million Americans, including one in every five children, who are living below the poverty rate, defined by the government as $23,021 annual income for a family of four.
The Floridian is owned by Jim Crane, a friend of the President’s and also owner of the Houston Astros baseball team. According to Crane, he greeted the President upon his arrival and said he hoped to play a round of golf with him on Sunday.
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