US congress to put limits on ex-presidents' budgets

[pairatime]

On Friday the US congress voted to place limits on expense accounts allotted to former presidents.

These accounts cover travel, staff and office costs.

The new bill caps spending at $200,000 (£154,381) and reduces it further if the former president has made over $400,000 in a year.The bill's authors said most ex-presidents did not need support

Comments

[liliaeth]

This is a good thing, don't get me wrong. But it's funny how they see the need to vote this in, just as Obama's second term is ending

[muted_hitokiri]

Yeah that's exactly what I thought. The law is fine but the timing is rather odd...

[pairatime]

Honestly when I first read this I didn't think of it but now I can't help but think Obama is why but still their questionable motives aside it's something that should have happened years ago.

[liliaeth]

It's more proof of certain white people being willing to give up their own benefits and rights, if there's a risk that black people might enjoy those same benefits and rights.

[pairatime]

Which is just dumb, no one should have had it in the first place.

[littlelistmaker]

mte this doesn't seem like a coincidence