This is a shameful expense for the taxpayers. Jimmy Carter's is the least but still to high.
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/201 ... e=RSS_Feed
X-Presidents costing us a bundle. "O" for a 8,000+ sq ft office
Re: X-Presidents costing us a bundle. "O" for a 8,000+ sq ft office
Ehh, kind of a non-issue, considering that the money is not that much.
As the article says, the $1,153,000/year for Obama includes renting office space, pension, health care, and hiring assistants to answer mail and secretarial stuff. Since former presidents get a lot of official-related mail and requests, it makes sense to not leave them destitute. As a country we can afford this amount OK.
George W gets a little less than Obama per year, and Clinton and George HW Bush both less than a million per year.
As the article says, the $1,153,000/year for Obama includes renting office space, pension, health care, and hiring assistants to answer mail and secretarial stuff. Since former presidents get a lot of official-related mail and requests, it makes sense to not leave them destitute. As a country we can afford this amount OK.
George W gets a little less than Obama per year, and Clinton and George HW Bush both less than a million per year.
You can fool all of the people some of the time, and some of the people all of the time...and those are pretty good odds.
Brett Maverick, gambler on TV (also used by Progressive leaders everywhere)
Brett Maverick, gambler on TV (also used by Progressive leaders everywhere)
Re: X-Presidents costing us a bundle. "O" for a 8,000+ sq ft office
I see what you're getting at, removing term limits would solve this problem.
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