President Obama has gotten used to living high on the hog, at the taxpayer’s expense and doesn’t want to stop his lavish lifestyle after he leaves the White House. He sought to increase the amount of money available for the federal government to spend on former presidents in advance of his White House exit.
In the 2016 and 2017 fiscal year budget requests, Obama put forward increases in appropriation expenditures of former Presidents. Specifically, the 2017 budget proposal is almost an 18 percent increase in appropriations for former Presidents and he had success in an increase in 2016.
Obama will be a former President, so his budgeting is not about his concern for Presidents Bush and Clinton, but rather an opportunistic plan to increase his pension after he is no longer in Washington DC.
So many Presidents go on to make profitable lives after the White House, writing books, speaking engagements that there does not seem to be a need for tax payers to subsidize former Presidents, if their own wealth is substantial enough to support them for the remainder of their days.
Read how Obama’s self-given pay raise clashes with conservative thought regarding The Former Presidents Act, on page two.
S/S. Would not give the seniors a
2 percent raise, how does this bastard deserve one, he does not
Earn what he is being paid now I
Think the America. People deserve
A refund
HE CANNOT GIVE HIMSELF A PAY RAISE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ALL A SCARE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I think his pay should be redused to 35, 000. He can always write a book on how wonderful he is and how well he ruled, i mean served this country and live off the royalties. I,m sure it would be a best seller.
Sorry but ONLY CONGRESS can set Presidential pay and benefits!
Constantly showing who he cares about…Himself. Hope all the obama supporters are proud!
Maybe Trump can take it back!
F**k you Obama you are not my president in my eyes you are my enemy an many other Americans enemy as well sick of the tyranny$#%&!@*must go an soon$#%&!@*this b******t
Typical politician.
Block all monies congress. He’s screwed America enough
How can he do this the house issues that?