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BeachBum 2017-05-04 17:50:52 

Jason Chaffetz threatens to cut Barack Obama's pension


For those worried that if Jason Chaffetz acts on his mysterious threat to take the early bus out of the House, he might be missed, here’s some reassurance: No. No, he won’t.


Jason Chaffetz
@jasoninthehouse

Obama's $400,000 speech could prompt Congress to go after his pensionhttps://usat.ly/2pyJUSb via @USATODAY Yes, it will

That’s Jason Chaffetz threatening to go after Barack Obama’s presidential pension because he made a big payday on a speech.


Chaffetz and Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, the sponsor of the companion Senate bill, say they will re-introduce the Presidential Allowance Modernization Act this month. The bill would cap presidential pensions at $200,000, with another $200,000 for expenses. But those payments would be reduced dollar-for-dollar once their outside income exceeds $400,000.




It’s understandable that Chaffetz wants to be seen doing something, since his job on the House Oversight Committee seems to be to stop anything from getting done. And of course, President Obama is so much worse on this point than the last Republican president, who only got … hold on a minute.


Bush has been raising his profile in a different, and lucrative, way: He has raked in millions of dollars since leaving office by making scores of speeches that typically earn him six figures a pop. … Those speeches have earned Bush about $15 million, following in the golden path blazed by his predecessor, Bill Clinton.

But then, Bush wasn’t a Democrat. And he certainly wasn’t black.

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POINT 2017-05-04 17:59:03 

In reply to BeachBum

That is very interesting :

THE BUMS DID NOT GO AFTER

RONALD REAGAN WHEN THE

JAPANESE PAID HIM MILLIONS OF

DOLLARS FOR A SPEECH HE

DELIVERED IN JAPAN ; JUST

AFTER HE LEFT THE PRESIDENCY .

 
BeachBum 2017-05-04 18:17:37 

In reply to POINT
Nor have they gone after George Bush

 
cricketmygame 2017-05-04 18:28:40 

In reply to BeachBum

how does obama pension compare to security for trump tower?

 
nickoutr 2017-05-04 18:54:02 

Trump is Borse ... tighten the knot on your collective knickers big grin

 
nitro 2017-05-04 20:23:52 

This is for mocking The Donald at that stupid media dinner!

Arrogant bastard taken down BIGLY by The Donald!