[mech422]

I'm actually not too upset about the pension/salary...

What floored me was learning ex-prez's get a $1 million travel allowance/year! That seems a bit excessive, to say the least :-P

[gabereiser]

If they used it like Ford did I’m ok with that. If you use your ex-prez status for a force of good in the world. Building orphanages or communities and such.

If you’re just going to go golfing you can do that on your dime.

[mech422]

Can't a 'force for good' fly coach ? :-P

TBH, the sad part is, I can't even think of how you'd categorize usage without someone finding a loophole. Wish I could have a higher opinion of our politicians.

[lallysingh]

I suspect the secret service detail is in that travel budget.

[mech422]

Really? I would have thought they submit receipts back to the secret service, like a business expense re-reimbursement? Either way, I'd love to have a travel budget like that :-)