Pensions

As official Washington continues its swirl over memoranda, we were interested to read this item about one the players in the Russia/Hillary email/your-scandal-here story.

Some members of Congress working on a tax reform package were considering changing the rules on how much money American workers could save for their retirements through 401(k) plans.

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.

The President's forthcoming budget proposes a number of spending cuts that could, if enacted, reduce the size of bureaucrats retirement packages:

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.

Like so many who leave government service, former President Barack Obama gets a pension. It's a good one, too.