The 1.4 Billion Dollar Man: Costs of the Obama White House

When President Barack Obama took First Lady Michelle Obama for a "date night" to New York City for dinner and a show, the tab cost American taxpayers $1 million.

Expensive date? Not really. After all, the Obama family spends about $9 million in taxpayer funds every year on their annual vacation to Hawaii, and it costs $711,000 for each night spent at Camp David.

But these charges are just a drop in the bucket. In total, Barack Obama has spent about $1.4 billion in household expenses each year...