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I'm actually not too upset about the pension/salary... What floored me was learning ex-prez's get a $1 million travel allowance/year! That seems a bit excessi

• gabereiser 6y ago
  If they used it like Ford did I’m ok with that. If you use your ex-prez status for a force of good in the world. Building orphanages or communities and such. If you’re just going to go golfing you can do that on your dime.
  • mech422 6y ago
    Can't a 'force for good' fly coach ? :-P TBH, the sad part is, I can't even think of how you'd categorize usage without someone finding a loophole. Wish I could have a higher opinion of our politicians.
    • lallysingh 6y ago
      I suspect the secret service detail is in that travel budget.
      • mech422 6y ago
        Really? I would have thought they submit receipts back to the secret service, like a business expense re-reimbursement? Either way, I'd love to have a travel budget like that :-)