An April Congressional Research Service report found that the federal government has spent $15.9 million on Bill Clintons retirement since 2001 He got $1.28 million in benefits the year after he left office Clinton said Tuesday that attacking his wife as a wealthy elite in the run-up to the 2016 election is the wrong debate This year Clintons costs include a $201,000 pension, $157,000 for staff salaries and benefits, $414,000 for office space and $9,000 for phone bills Former president George W. Bush spends even more, costing taxpayers $1.28 million this year and averaging 4 per cent more per year than Clinton The government inexplicably budgeted $102,000 for Bushs telephone expenses in 2014, and planned to spend $135,000 more on furniture, computers, office supplies and other miscellany Read more: dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2667949/Taxpayers-spend-944-000-support-multimillionaire-Bill-Clintons-post-presidential-lifestyle-2014.html#ixzz35gcKx7Ko Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook
Posted on: Wed, 25 Jun 2014 20:52:38 +0000
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