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https://www.opensecrets.org/bigpicture/index.php?cycle=2012Office Space and Staffing Allowances
GSA is authorized to provide “suitable office space, appropriately furnished and equipped” at any
location within the United States selected by a former President.32 The funding for this provision
becomes effective six months after the expiration of a President’s term of office. The FPA does
not provide specifications or limitations pertaining to the size or location of a former President’s
office space. Since a former President’s pension is comparable to the salary of the head of an
executive branch agency, GSA has historically applied “the cabinet-level office standard” for the
quality of a former President’s office space, equipment, and supplies.33 Office space costs for the
living former Presidents are shown in Table 3.
Table 3.
Annual Office Space Costs for Former Presidents, FY2014
Former President Location Square Feet Cost
Jimmy Carter Atlanta, GA 7,070 $109,439
George H.W. Bush Houston, TX 5,379 $179,691
William J. Clinton New York, NY 8,300 $414,380
George W. Bush Dallas, TX 8,237 $420,506
Is all this necessary? this is just rentals. With today's technology they could just stay home and be president using mobile devices instead of wasting money like this.
I know too logical right?