The Cost Of Former Officials
Yesterday show an article about how the German Government spend 55K euro for the Hair and Make Up of Merkel since she left office.
The chancellery pays for Merkel’s hair and makeup for both public and private engagements. So far she has racked up a €17,200 bill in 2023, in addition to a €37,780 bill in 2022.
Bill is not Billion .haha
So that made me go and look on the perks the US presidents have after their leave office .
Former presidents are entitled to is an annual pension equal to the pay for a Cabinet Secretary, which is $221,400 in 2021. Widows of former Presidents are eligible for a $20,000 yearly pension. In addition former Presidents and their spouses can opt to receive lifetime Secret Service protection.
I couldn't find how much the secret service protection detail costs but i am sure a lot. But as you can imagine that is not all.
Office Space and Staffing Allowances: Starting six months after a President leaves office, the General Services Administration (GSA) provides funding to establish, furnish, and staff an official office anywhere in the U.S.
Travel Expenses: Chief Executives and up to two staff members are reimbursed for up to $1 million in costs annually. Spouses of former Presidents also are eligible for up to $500,000 per year for security and official travel.
Health Benefits: Provided that they had been enrolled in the Federal Employees Health Benefits program for at least five years, former Presidents are eligible for health annuities, similar to all federal employees. (Jimmy Carter is ineligible because he only served a single term and did not hold another federal position.)
Funerals: Presidents are guaranteed a ceremony with full honors and the option to be buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
Secret Service Protection: Presidents are eligible for lifetime protection. The related costs are classified.
So somewhere around 4 Million dollars? per living president
Right now there are 5 Former US presidents alive and that will make it 4 Million X 5 Former Presidents 20 Million in total without getting into account the Secret service detail cost.
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That's unimaginable. 55k? Well I'd like to think that these provisions are constitutional, but if a former president or service Chief is going to be given such allowances, isn't it just too much of tax payer's money, or are there ways through which these huge amount of money is generated?
20 million dollars for these five living president per year.
Well I wouldn't raise an eyebrow, I live in a country where the president moves with a convoy of 120 cars.
Yea for Germany it seems that the costs is for the official appearances of the former chancellor as a representative of Germany on some events
1973 document outlining costs for former presidents during office and after: Roosevelt, Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy and Johnson.https://www.gao.gov/assets/094522.pdf
In 2022, one report documents partial costs for protecting former President Trump up until that time (only hotel and transportation costs for Secret Service): $1.3M. Trump bills gov. for agents who stay at Mar-a-Lago $400 a night. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-secret-service-protection-cost-b2025895.html Plus, he arranged to have Secret Service protection extended to his 4 adult children for six months after he left office.https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-extended-secret-service-protection-for-13-members-of-his-family-as-he-left-office/2021/01/20/31ef3e9e-5b3c-11eb-b8bd-ee36b1cd18bf_story.html.
I can't read anymore😕 We can just extrapolate and then imagine what all this adds up to.
Too much money !
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Well, that we can relate. She needs a lot of makeup, just look at her. Even if I think, at this cost, plastic surgery would have done it better.
😂😂😂😂. True