Don't you just love these trade missions? See Miami-Dade International Trade Consortium Chairman Tony Ojeda interviewed in this video clip by Newscaster Brian Andrews: Questions Raised After India Trip Costs Revealed.
The $1,600 airfare, another travel agent said he could have gotten it for $700 less. The agent said they should have used Air India instead of British Airways. The $495 a night room -- could have been slashed to $295 -- according to this independent travel agent. The mission travel cost for each $4,235 or about $55,000 for the group.
The ITC has a $1,400,000 budget. Let's slash it or see the results! They sure live well on our dime! Look at the bright side, Commissioner Natacha Seijas will be gone the first week of October.
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Commissioner Seijas should have all her trips sponsored by Texas or California. Imagine some foreign businessman meeting Seijas? Wouldn't they run to Texas or California just to avoid ever having to see her again?
Miami-Dade Police Public Corruption investigators should investigate these trips. Overly expensive flights? Overly expensive hotels? Is there any benefit to the taxpayers?
This is nothing more than an exotic paid vacation for county commissioners and county staff. After years of wasting money on these luxurious junkets, there is no evidence that any jobs have ever been created. And frequent flyer Natacha will be the first to cry for fiscal responsibility in other areas. Shame.
Where are the investigators?
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