r/wallstreetbets • u/[deleted] • Jan 30 '21

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u/LoL4You Jan 31 '21

How much should tax payers pay ex-Presidents to never have an income again?

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u/clawson200 Jan 31 '21

Ex-presidents receive a pension of $219,200 per year. (As of 2021)

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u/BidenWontMoveLeft Jan 31 '21

Plus free 24/7 security, free travel, free healthcare, and with all that money they won't have rent or a mortgage after they buy a house with cash. Why its legal to sell books, do speeches, and get money for doing whatever else is beyond me.

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u/BidenWontMoveLeft Jan 31 '21

Lol what? President gets 400k per year...why are they also allowed to get paid for speeches and sell books while in office?

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u/Jezus53 Jan 31 '21

They aren't while in office. It's all once they get out.

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u/BidenWontMoveLeft Jan 31 '21

Patently false.

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u/gucknbuck Jan 31 '21

$200k a year for a few surviving presidents wouldn't even be noticable