Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/08/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> As it is in our system, the President does not even have a fraction of the > amenities enjoyed by a CEO of a corporation, nor the pay for that matter. Well, let's see. After he left office, George Bush gave a speech (which he typically does, and I am sure Clinton will do too) at a private company's outing, and in lieu of taking a fee for the speech, he took stock in that company. The company is one that lays fiber optic cable under water, as in across the Atlantic ocean floor... The company went public, and he netted some number of millions for just this one hour speech, something like $8M or more.... That was one smart move on his part... They (I believe both Presidents and VPs) get their salary for the rest of their lives.... I have NO sympathy for ANY politician after they are no longer in office, especially Senators and Congressmen...that's a whole other subject unto it self...don't get me started...I'm a warning ya! ;-)