White House

Obama seeks hike in post-presidency payments

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/03/18/obama-seeks-hike-in-post-presidency-payments.html?intcmp=hpbt1/

President Obama 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 his budget requests for fiscal years 2016 and 2017, Obama proposed hikes in the appropriations for expenditures of former presidents, according to a report from the Congressional Research Service published Wednesday.

The report, which discusses the pensions and other federal benefits offered to former commanders-in-chief by way of the Former Presidents Act, specifies that Obama’s 2017 budget proposes a nearly 18 percent hike in appropriations for expenditures of former presidents. He successfully requested an increase in such appropriations for fiscal year 2016.

“The President’s FY2017 budget request seeks $3,865,000 in appropriations for expenditures for former Presidents, an increase of $588,000 (17.9%) from the FY2016 appropriation level. The increase in requested appropriations for FY2017 anticipates President Barack Obama’s transition from incumbent to former President,” the report reads.

“For FY2016, President Obama requested and received appropriations of $3,277,000 for expenditures for former Presidents–an increase of $25,000 from FY2015 appropriated levels.”

The Former Presidents Act, enacted in 1958, provides living former presidents with a pension, office staff and support, funds for travel, Secret Service protection, and mailing privileges. It also provides benefits for presidential spouses. Currently, former presidents are awarded a pension equal to the salary of cabinet secretaries, which totaled $203,700 for the 2015 calendar year and was boosted by $2,000 for the current calendar year.

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Annual Allowance For Presidents & First Ladies

http://www.graphiq.com/wlp/b0rQG4mf24Z/
* Mrs Nancy Reagan received 0% *

No Clinton excuse of "We were broke when we left the White House" for ol Barack

Why do they...former presidents, congressmen, and senators...get a damn dime is what I wanna know....

Good luck with Congress!

UN General Secretary Salary not enough!
Moochelle want still Lobster and Filet Mignon?

Obonzo deserves NOTHING when he leaves office.

If Nancy Reagan received ZERO all those years after President Reagan's death, then Manchell should NOT get anything EVER.

poor man, he deserves the entitlements... after all, he did such a great job making our country great again after 8 long years, and everyone has a job and a home... he should be patting himself on his back for being just a great person and president...

Lol...who didn't see that coming...they have to take as much as they can..God knows they can't live like the rest of us..as if all the biography books won't make him rich enough...and we can assume that right after the new President is elected all the rest of the crooks will vote in their raise first...then sit back and sell their vote to the highest bidder...after all thats why we vote them in...I think it's safe to say we all know the "representatives" just lie..U.S. Government is just a bunch of money grubbing morons...but at least we can rest easy knowing Obama can keep his memberships at all those exclusive golf courses...

makes me wanna smile...

Of course he does.

Didn't he say he was going to take a 5% pay cut in like 2013/14, due to sequestration?

If he did, he has to make up for that money some how.

I mean when someone in the private sector increases revenues they usually demand a pay raise and bonus.

Obama has increased revenue (taxes) by a huge amount during his tenure at the "helm."

So...he's just getting his "fair share" for a job well done for the company.


Because they can.

How many people aren't going to vote themselves a raise, increase in income, especially when their pay is in no way related to their performance, or even to what a company can afford to keep afloat, but their needs, wants, and morality about what they think they deserve?

and in todays lesson in reading comprehension

'Currently, former presidents are awarded a pension equal to the salary of cabinet secretaries, which totaled $203,700 for the 2015 calendar year and was boosted by $2,000 for the current calendar year.
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means a raise of 1%


'appropriations' is the amount for all 5 presidents including not JUST pension, but medical costs, secret service cost, and payment for those in their employ

Not Detroit MI...Dearborn MI, the biggest Muslim enclave in the U.S., amirite?!

reading comprehension... maybe you should take that class as well, because everything obarry is doing reflects on 2016-17, not 15...

what has that to do with anything

the PENSION, what he receives directly , will increase 1%


which is not such a inexcusable amount

Soup Nazi says, NO RAISE FOR YOU! Especially since the middle class has gotten no relief.

actually, IM not even middle class and even I got a 1 percent raise last year,,,lol

Actually, if one reads everything,
and not just what they want to see...

With everything on the list,
the douchebag-in-chief is "asking" for the
equivalent of an 18% raise.

yet the Lug wants more Money

And this surprises anyone why?

Oh he deserves semething all right. A one way trip to Leavenworth!

One of the more asinine aspects of
Obonzo's request, is the inclusion of
a pension for first lady Michael Obama.

Wtf?

Never in the history of our nation,
has first lady been entitled to a pension.

Other than being disbarred, first lady Michael Obama
hasn't really done anything for the good of the nation.