[dragonwriter]

> $400k is what one-trick ponies like doctors and lawyers

...and the President of the United States [1]...

> and traditional industry local small business owners earn.

[1] http://www.ipl.org/div/farq/pensionFARQ.html

[judk]

The President's benefits package is mind-bogglingly rich. Besides the incredible pension and almost all expenses paid while in office and on vacation and campaigning, the job is a golden ticket to $millions in "speaker fees" afterward.