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Originally Posted by jms62
It really pisses me off that a supposed Public service job can be parlayed into a Billion dollar empire...
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I read once that upon retirement, other politicians questioned how successful the retiring pol was really, since he left no richer than he was when he'd arrived. it's appalling.
and it seems one of the reasons the gop field was so huge, is losing candidates quite often parlay that run into high speaking fees, book sales, etc. some of them had to know they had no shot, but it was still a way to make money...and any debt they incur by running may not ever be paid. newt gingrich is still in debt from his last run, and has said he has no intention of ever paying it.