President Obama has almost a year left in office, but he’s already thinking about life after the presidency.
Granted, many Americans will be happy to see him leave the White House, but they won’t be when they learn of a certain proposal he is cooking up before he goes. A proposal that will will give him a parting gift, so to speak, and an expensive one at that.
Per a report from the Congressional Research Service, the administration included additional money for the pensions of former presidents in budget requests for 2016 and 2017. Years that, by remarkable coincidence, mark the end of Obama’s time in office.
More specifically, the report indicates that the president wanted a hike of 18% percent in appropriations for expenditures of former presidents. This means that an additional $588,000 will be allocated to the $3,865,000 already set aside for retired presidents, most of whom make plenty of money without the assistance of taxpayers.
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Such a self-serving move on Obama’s part is made possible by the Former Presidents Act, legislation passed in 1958 that provides former Oval Office occupants with not just pensions but office staff, travel money, Secret Service protection and numerous other privileges. As you might have guessed, the Act has drawn criticism from any number of people:
Critics of the act argue that it financially supports former presidents who are not struggling. Many of them, alternatively, have gone on to profit from writing books about their time in the White House or delivering paid speaking engagements.
Former President Bill Clinton, for example, earned $132 million for delivering paid speeches between February 2001 and March 2015, according to an analysis from CNN. Clinton received $924,000 in taxpayer dollars last year by way of the Former Presidents Act.
Republicans in the House and Senate have introduced legislation that would cap annual pensions for former presidents at $200,000. Additionally, the bills would cut each pension by a dollar for every dollar the former president earns over $400,000 in the private sector in a given year. The measure was approved by the House in January with bipartisan support.
“It’s pretty simple. You want a retirement and pension, it’s there. But if you’re going to go out and make enormous sums of money, then you don’t need taxpayer subsidies,” Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R., Utah), who introduced the bill in the House, told ABC News in an interview.
“The former presidents are making gobs of money speaking and writing books, more power to them, but that doesn’t mean they need more taxpayer dollars on top of that,” Chaffetz added. “It’s embarrassing that they take that money.”
Source: Free Beacon
No he don’t deserve nothing
No raise for the seniors , that spent their lives building their country, so ,no raise need for him or any in DC.
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Think About This America!
Before Obama, there was virtually no visible presence of Islam in America.
All of a sudden, Islam is being taught in our schools and Colleges.
All of a sudden, we must allow prayer rugs everywhere and allow for Islamic prayer in schools and businesses, BUT Americans are not supposed to pray or even make mention of God in Public.
All of a sudden, we must stop serving pork in public places and institutions.
All of a sudden, we are inundated with law suits by Muslims who are offended by America. (For God’s sake, they are IN America)
All of a sudden, we must allow burkas to be worn everywhere even though you have no idea who is under them.
All of a sudden, “Muslim Training Compounds” are popping up throughout the USA.
All of a sudden, Muslims are suing employers for being expected to do the jobs they’re hired to do.
All of a sudden, all of our aircraft carriers are being recalled “For Maintenance” by Obama rendering most of the Atlantic theatre unsupported.
All of a sudden, our troops are being withdrawn from the middle east.
All of a sudden, there is no money for “American poor”, Disabled Veterans, Jobless Americans, Hungry Americans, or Displaced Americans, but this Administration can come up with “Billions Of Dollars” for Obama’s refugee programs.
All of a sudden, Obama fills many sensitive “Federal Government Positions With Muslims”.
All of a sudden, there is an ongoing ammunition shortage in the USA.
All of a sudden, Americans are threatened by the Federal government for complaining about Muslims.
All of a sudden, the most important thing for Obama to do is disarm American Citizens.
Now, why is it so important for Obama to disarm America? Why? Because a disarmed country is ripe for takeover by the Muslim Army that Obama keeps importing into the United States. Nikita Krueschev, the Russian Dictator who visited the USA in the 1950’s said the USA could never be occupied by any foreign army because of it’s “Citizen Army”. Obama knows this fact and is doing everything within his power to disarm our Citizen Army. If Obama can’t do it legally, he will abuse his “Power of Office” to attempt to take every gun from Americans because he knows he must do that to turn the USA over to Islam.
Obama won’t even say the words “Islamic Terrorist”, WHY?”.
Most Americans have Forgotten that Obama said he would “Change America” and disarming America was just one of his pledges before he was even voted in as POTUS.
GOD HELP AND BLESS AMERICA FOR WE HAVE BECOME THIRD CLASS CITIZENS IN OUR OWN COUNTRY!!!!!!
STAND UP AMERICAN’S AND LET’S SEE WHAT WE ARE TRULY MADE OF.
Amendment II
“A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state,
the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.”
I really don’t think he can do this without Congress approving it..
He is a theif.
Where’s congress?
U misses his ” u didnt build that” when he ran in 2012…..he was telling seniors but the sheeple voted for him anyway.
I know what he said, I don’t believe he or anyone in DC should have a raise, they haven’t done a damned thing to earn it. Certainly not him. He has given billions to foreign countries and foreigners, but not our seniors, Vets. or homeless.
No ways Is not that easy This has to be sorted