No retirement salaries for elected officials, and no lifetime benefits for ex-Presidents, either - except for a couple of Secret Service guards. That's my desire. But it won't happen.
When I was in high school, the President's salary was $300,000/year. Interesting what inflation has done since then. Those congressional "for life" salaries are what get me. I'm not so offended by the president's salary being for life, maybe being $450,000 for life is a little offensive but the congressional salaries for life are BS. Precisely why Ron Paul gifted much of his congressional salary back to the U.S. Treasury (I think he deducted out-of-pocket expenses first then gifted the remainder back); he believes that it is a service to your country to donate your time and it's not a career.
You do realize, do you not, that this is a very Progressive/Liberal agenda?
Plus don't forget they get 'perks' along with that, like secret service guards, not to mention they can make a fortune writing a book(s), doing lectures/speeches, etc., BUT Eddie this has been on the Internet for years and guess who would have to vote for the cuts???? Yes, they would!
Wow!yes I do agreed and this is sinful as far as I am concern. The Vets are the one that are getting short change by all of this. Lot of our taxes bucko there with the retired Prez.