George W. Bush Requests More Taxpayer Dollars Than Any Other Former President

[Galraedia]

Source: Huffington Post

George W. Bush is slated to receive $1.3 million in taxpayer dollars for fiscal year 2013, including $85,000 in phone costs and $26,000 in printing costs, according to a budget proposal compiled by the General Services Administration.

The money -- provided under the Former Presidents Act of 1958, which grants ex-presidents a taxpayer-sponsored "annual allowance" -- goes toward office expenses, staff and travel.

Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/09/george-w-bush-requests-more-taxpayer-dollars_n_1502819.html?ref=politics

[3waygeek]

1. Hey, tequila is expensive... n/t

[russspeakeasy]

29. I will hate that sonofabitch until one of us is gone.

[Politicalboi]

2. Continuing the I'm NEVER wrong meme

I guess if he dials a wrong number he gets rid of the phone. Can't be a wrong number with Mr.Always Right. That's more money than he made while Presidunce for a year.

[dballance]

3. Seems to me Austerity should come to the Former Presidents Act

This seems like an area we can cut costs without any harm to the citizenry. Like some other poster pointed out yesterday they're all making millions on speaking engagements and books. So I don't see why we need to subsidize them.

Sure, if they go on some diplomatic trip or mission for the US we should pay for that. But otherwise they should be just like any other citizen and pay for their own expenses.

[Politicalboi]

6. I can see further security

That we pay for. I'm sure Obama is going to need that. But these other expenses should be their own money.

[thelordofhell]

4. The Crayon cost is what's really eating up the budget

[asjr]

10. Not to mention the coloring books.

[jjv]

38. This reminds me

of when he was running against Kerry in 2004 and folks were clamoring for his college grades to be released so all could see how dumb he really was, especially compared to Kerry.

Problem was it turned out Bush had a higher gpa then did Kerry and we never heard another word about grades after that.

I think we should all deal with the issues of today and work to get the president re elected and stop living in the past. Running against Geo W Bush will be a total losing position.

[lunatica]

41. Do you miss him?

Or do you just like to wag your finger and lecture people?

[bongbong]

44. Legacy

Cheney's assistant was a legacy, so they graded him easier, and he took easier classes too. Further, there were Pass/Fail classes on his "illustrious" record.

[DainBramaged]

5. $85 thousand for phone calls?

His carrier sucks. Maybe he should contact Sprint or Cablevision? What a crock of Repuklikin ratshit.

[wordpix]

21. * still hasn't learned how to use email, that's why

[dflprincess]

28. Probably drunk dialing and texting

really runs the costs up.

[Marie Marie]

35. Good one!

[FailureToCommunicate]

7. I would HAPPILY have my taxes go for

...new drapes for his super max prison cell window.

Or maybe an island prison even...Alcatraz? Elba? St Helena?

[Solly Mack]

8. I'd hate for one of America's war criminals to do without.

[shcrane71]

9. If Dubya would just go to a paperless office, we could save

a lot of money.

[hifiguy]

11. This act should be repealed.

It was originally passed because Ike, who spent most of his life in the military, would have been in dire financial straits after leaving the presidency. Truman was also anything but a rich man. Recent ex-presidents of both parties have had no trouble making plenty of $$$ after leaving office. Repeal!

[Betsy Ross]

12. Magic Jack!

$85,000 for phone costs? Not buying it. Oh, wait, I guess we are all buying it.

[JBoy]

13. Printing costs?

This implies that he's either reading or writing. I doubt he's doing much of either. Sure as hell not $26,000 worth.

[Politicalboi]

14. He's probably

Printing money. Poppy doesn't give him allowances anymore, that stop in 2004.

[wordpix]

22. he's self-publishing his rewritten history book

page by page

[MichiganVote]

15. Austerity for Assholes!

[muntrv]

16. There's a pork barrel project to eliminate.

[Turbineguy]

17. And we were expecting?

He almost succeeded in bankrupting the country when he was President. He cannot but continue.

[valerief]

18. Once a thief, always a thief. nt

[Doctor_J]

19. Paying his room & board at Leavenworth would be much cheaper

[Sarcasticus]

20. The English lessons alone would have cost a million!

[unkachuck]

23. "...More Taxpayer Dollars Than Any Other Former President"

....even as a former president he sucks....

[Rosa Luxemburg]

24. why is he so expensive to keep

I want a say in the matter. He has his Saudi princes to help him out.

[Swede Atlanta]

25. I'm not opposed to a level of support.....

We would expect that our former heads of state to maintain communication with Americans and others. Further we need to provide for their security.

But this is ridiculous. Clinton's foundation is bringing in millions to HELP PEOPLE while taking less from the public. What is Georgie Porgie doing? NADA, NOTHING. Just like it was when he was President and for that he is milking the taxpayers millions.

Screw him.

[cosmicone]

27. Jimmy Carter

lives frugally, builds houses for low-income families and promotes world peace.

Now there is an example and a role model for ex-presidents.

[southerncrone]

32. Yes!

[NYC Liberal]

37. There's a bill that would cut off the support for former presidents whose income is

over a certain amount (something like $300-$400,000).

I think that's the best way to do it. If a former president is making millions then they don't need it.

[Martin Eden]

26. Cheaper to keep him in prison ...

... where he belongs.

[Suji to Seoul]

30. the US Government is still his private commissary account I see

Some drunken, coke-addicted chimps just never learn.

[southerncrone]

31. Good time to get rid of this act.

If food stamps are to be cut, then THIS should definitely be on the chopping block.

[Zoeisright]

33. So much for the "MBA businessman".

That asshole has never understood money, except how to waste it and throw it around like the drunken buffoon he is.

[mysuzuki2]

34. Maybe if the government blocked his access to 900 numbers

his phone bill would go down.

[jmowreader]

36. Apparently running a think tank is more expensive than you thought

The idiot son of an asshole has established the "Bush Institute," which is a scary fucking place to think about: it works on education reform, human freedom, global health and economic growth--the four things the Bush Administration failed the worst at.

He also runs the "Warrior 100K Ride." The first one was this year. He took nineteen of the soldiers his illegal war permanently damaged and led them on a 100-kilometer mountain bike ride through the middle of the desert. Now, you got to admit it takes balls to stand before soldiers whose permanent disabilities are 100-percent your fault and thank them for their service before torturing them on one of your Bataan Death Marches.

[bucolic_frolic]

39. With Free Nationwide Long Distance ....

it's costing taxpayers $7100 a month????

George, get some fiscal discipline in your budget, will ya?

[madokie]

40. Whats it cost for incarceration?

Thats what that sob of a war criminal murdering bastard should be costing us and not a penny more.

[tanyev]

42. When I'm a big boy, I'm going to pull myself up by my own bootstraps.

[harmonicon]

43. Well, here's a no-brainer law to repeal that would save money. (nt)

[Marthe48]

45. We'd hear all about this if it were a Dem

but gotta read it online. Prison, exile, refund, those are what we should demand from this hole.

[truthisfreedom]

46. That's only because everything costs so much more since he was president.

Simple explunashun. I am the spender.

[Steerpike]

47. Legally he is due this

It is good work if you can get it.