Bill Clinton has
collected more than $17 million from taxpayers since leaving office, more than
double that of fellow Democrat Jimmy Carter.
Clinton received
nearly $1 million from the United States government in the 2015 fiscal year to
pay for his pension, his staff, and more than 8,000 square feet of office space
in New York City, according to the nonpartisan Congressional
Research Service. The Clintons earned more than $10 million in 2015,
according to tax returns released to the public.
The Clinton family
has amassed a fortune in the form of six-figure speaking
fees, mansions in New York and D.C. worth an estimated $8.2 million, and some of the
largest multi-million dollar book deals in history since leaving the
presidency “dead broke” in 2001.
Hillary and Bill
Clinton revealed that they had assets valued between $11 million and nearly $53
million on her 2016 campaign finance disclosures. Some have estimated that the
couple has a net worth of more than $100 million. The power couple earned
nearly $30 million in 2014 alone. That year, Clinton charged the
taxpayers $950,000 to cover his pension and expenses.
Taxpayers provide a
steady stream of income to the Clintons each year with a pension indexed to
inflation that catapults the former president into the top 5 percent of
American earners. The $218,000 he received from taxpayers was nearly four times
higher than the national median income of $56,516. It was the largest pension check of any of the four
living presidents, although President George W. Bush surpassed Clinton’s total
spending after security costs, office space, and miscellaneous charges are
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