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February 8, 2016 12:52 pm PST
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How America's presidents started cashing out
Right up until Gerry Ford, American presidents routinely refused any kind of directorships, paid lecture tours, or other opportunities to commercialize the office -- instead, they relied upon the generous presidential pension, currently at $200k/year plus a staff and expenses. (more…)
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