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Showing Original Post only (View all)George W. Bush Requests More Taxpayer Dollars Than Any Other Former President [View all]
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
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George W. Bush Requests More Taxpayer Dollars Than Any Other Former President [View all]
Galraedia
May 2012
OP
There's a bill that would cut off the support for former presidents whose income is
NYC Liberal
May 2012
#37
That's only because everything costs so much more since he was president.
truthisfreedom
May 2012
#46