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Originally Posted by who Gov't per diem is payed when an employee is away from their place of work over night and not on vacation. | Her home is her place of work? I didn't know that.  Quote: |
Originally Posted by Boon Mee Ray wouldn't want to let Facts get in the way of a good smear though, would he? | The facts are she charged the state of Alaska per diem 312 days when she was in her home. Quote: |
Originally Posted by britmaveric Well since she works in state capital, and her home is in Wasilla I dare say thats why she was paid per diem. | Eh????  |
As governor her offical duty station is Juneau, but her family home is in Wasilla. Therefore any time she stays at her home she is actually concidered traveling by the state, and thus allowed to charge per diem.
How the duty station is classified and how per diem is paid out varies from state to state. This type of thing is actually pretty common in the state government - and very common in the military. But for elected state officals many times the system is just the opposite - they get per diem for every day they are staying in the state capitol rather than for every day they are staying in their home district. But not sure which would be more common for state governors. Most states have some form of per diem system and it is up to the those elected, the comptroller of the state, and/or the state auditor to figure out not only what is legally allowed to be charged, but what is practical as well.
I think the US congress debated starting some sort of per diem program for themselves back in 2000, '01, or maybe '02, but I don't think anything was ever passed.
All-in this one really won't get much coverage in the long run. It might rate some kind of passing comment in the VP debate - but I doubt it.