Posted on Sep 1, 2017
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The headline is somewhat over the top IMHO. Inflation impacts Presidential pensions after all :-)
I was at odd for much of what former POTUS Obama stood for; but, I an thankful that he was a good father to his daughters and a good husband to his wife.
I support lifetime secret service for former Presidents and think that $1.2M per year is hefty but not exorbitant for a former POTUS.
I was interested that the Obama's price per speech is $400k.
"Politico reported that George W. Bush has been paid between $100,000 and $175,000 per speech for the roughly 200 speeches he's given since leaving office in 2009. Former president Ronald Reagan was famously paid $2 million to visit Japan and open a trade dialogue with the country less than a year after leaving office.
Hillary Clinton's speaking fees, which were of much debate during the primaries, exceed W.'s: from 2001 until May 2016, Clinton gave 729 speeches and made roughly $210,795 for each. Collectively, former President Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton raked in a whopping $153 million in speeches between 2001 and when Clinton announced her candidacy for president."
"Obama Becomes Most Expensive Ex-President In U.S. History
(Jonathan Ernst / Reuters)
September 1, 2017
OAN Newsroom
Barack Obama becomes the most expensive ex-president in U.S. history, costing taxpayers almost $1.2 million a year.
Obama’s official allowance for 2018 is the highest among the five living ex-presidents, exceeding George Bush’s budget by $100,000 and Bill Clinton’s by $200,000.
Despite claiming his presidency empowered the disadvantaged, Obama made a dent in Americans’ pockets with shared responsibility payments.
Now his office in D.C. is the most expensive of all other ex-presidents’ and will cost taxpayers $536,000.
His pension is also the highest at around $236,000.
Not only did Barack and Michelle Obama leave the White House as multi-millionaires, they also put a hefty price tag on their public speaking services.
One speech from the former president could cost up to $400,000."
The headline is somewhat over the top IMHO. Inflation impacts Presidential pensions after all :-)
I was at odd for much of what former POTUS Obama stood for; but, I an thankful that he was a good father to his daughters and a good husband to his wife.
I support lifetime secret service for former Presidents and think that $1.2M per year is hefty but not exorbitant for a former POTUS.
I was interested that the Obama's price per speech is $400k.
"Politico reported that George W. Bush has been paid between $100,000 and $175,000 per speech for the roughly 200 speeches he's given since leaving office in 2009. Former president Ronald Reagan was famously paid $2 million to visit Japan and open a trade dialogue with the country less than a year after leaving office.
Hillary Clinton's speaking fees, which were of much debate during the primaries, exceed W.'s: from 2001 until May 2016, Clinton gave 729 speeches and made roughly $210,795 for each. Collectively, former President Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton raked in a whopping $153 million in speeches between 2001 and when Clinton announced her candidacy for president."
"Obama Becomes Most Expensive Ex-President In U.S. History
(Jonathan Ernst / Reuters)
September 1, 2017
OAN Newsroom
Barack Obama becomes the most expensive ex-president in U.S. history, costing taxpayers almost $1.2 million a year.
Obama’s official allowance for 2018 is the highest among the five living ex-presidents, exceeding George Bush’s budget by $100,000 and Bill Clinton’s by $200,000.
Despite claiming his presidency empowered the disadvantaged, Obama made a dent in Americans’ pockets with shared responsibility payments.
Now his office in D.C. is the most expensive of all other ex-presidents’ and will cost taxpayers $536,000.
His pension is also the highest at around $236,000.
Not only did Barack and Michelle Obama leave the White House as multi-millionaires, they also put a hefty price tag on their public speaking services.
One speech from the former president could cost up to $400,000."
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Obama is the most expensive, apparently, LTC Stephen F., but not by much. To me, the most meaningful word in this article regarding Obama is "ex-president".
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