Republican Gov. John Kasich has been enjoying flying around in state-owned airplanes on your tax money more frequently than previous Ohio governors.
Gov. John Kasich’s entourage for a 144-mile trip from Columbus to Cleveland last month was so large his office used two state-owned planes to transport the group, costing taxpayers $2,199.50.
In his first 81 days in office, the Republican Kasich used the Hawker-Beechcraft King Air planes for 16 in-state trips and four out-of-state treks at a total cost of $31,400. By comparison, former Democratic Gov. Ted Strickland spent $31,849 on plane travel during his first 13 months in office....
.....On a daily rate, Ohio is spending $387.65 for Kasich’s state-plane use compared with $201.75 for Taft and $77.58 for Strickland....
If Kasich continues his high-flying lifestyle on the state plane at $387.65/day, Kasich could cost us taxpayers $141,492.25 this year---- or even more. Kasich a former Vice President of Lehman Brothers, is accustomed to living the lifestyles of the rich, but not on our tax money.