A Los Angeles car salesman, Paul Scott, is ready to give up more than half of his annual salary to meet President Obama in private to have an "off-the-record" discussion at a Democratic fundraiser in Santa Monica, California.
Paul Scott is willing to cut short his retirement plans but wants to make a point to President Obama about how to support the cause of electric cars more vigorously. The 60-year-old Nissan salesman will be joining President Obama over luncheon scheduled next Thursday, June 7. Scott was told that he will have a round of discussion with the President privately for at least two minutes but not more than four.
An email was sent out to be a part of the fundraiser, listed with different options to see President Obama in person. A copy of the email was obtained by USA Today which gives three choices. Firstly, by donating $10,000, one can get an opportunity to be a guest at the luncheon. For $16,200, a VIP luncheon guest seat along with a picture with Obama and finally for $32,400, "an official photograph with President Obama, as well as a very special one-hour roundtable discussion with the President after the luncheon. President Obama will take your questions in a private, off-the-record conversation where you can discuss with him what you'd like. Please note this is limited to 25 people to keep it an intimate discussion, and so will sell out very fast," read the email, according to USA Today.
For being given an opportunity to be a part of a private discussion with Obama, Scott is determined to make the most of it. "I am not going to sit quietly," Scott, co-founder of advocacy group Plug In America, said in an interview. "I am not going to hope that I get to talk. If it's a free for all, I'll do what I can."
He has listed a series of suggestions that he will be presenting during his meet with President Obama about the benefits of electric cars and convince him to give electric car rebates at the point of sale than delay it for months as a part of tax incentive. He wants Obama to show strong support toward electric vehicles.
