Pensions
The President's Twitter veto of a bad tax idea
Ex-presidents living large on the taxpayer's dime
Presidents of the United States do quite well for themselves once they leave office. So well, especially in recent years, that some in Congress have tried to curb the amount of taxpayer money
handed out to ex-presidents. A bill even passed in 2016 that would have applied modest curbs on ex-presidents' expenses.
Trump budget proposes cuts to bureaucrats' benefits
The President's forthcoming budget proposes a number of spending
cuts that could, if enacted, reduce the size of bureaucrats retirement packages:
Bureaucrats' gold-plated retirement benefits
Continuing our theme of generous taxpayer -funded perks and pensions, this piece takes a look at the billions spent every year on the federal workforce.
An effort to cut Barack Obama's pension
Like so many who leave government service, former President Barack Obama gets a pension. It's a good one, too.