Howard Lee, chairman of the State Board of Education, has a state-funded rental car, a Chrysler 300C*, that, according to the N&O article, “averaged about $1,700 to $1,900 a month in 2005 — more than three times what Lee would have been reimbursed had he been driving his own car.”
His explanation is classic. “We looked at every option, and [renting] appeared to be the most workable of options,” Lee said. “Is the value of my ability to get out worth the investment being made? I think it is … I try to be a good steward with the state’s money.”
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*The 300C is one step below the top of the line Chrysler 300. It includes, a 340 horsepower 5.7-Liter HEMI? Engine, Lux Leather Trimmed Bucket Seats, and power seats, windows, mirrors, and locks. The retail price (base) for the 300C model is $34,730.
Hat tip: Coletti.
