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Louis1895

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4. Interesting article: Why Donald Trump Needs to Take a Salary

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Fri Feb 17, 2017, 03:12 PM

Feb 2017

Interesting article:

Why Donald Trump Needs to Take a Salary

Congress voted Washington an annual salary of $25,000; the president backed down and accepted the payment. It was an implicit recognition that future presidents could be corruptible, and should be bound to the public interest as tightly as possible.

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Remember when Trump said he would not take a salary as President? [View all] Louis1895 Feb 2017 OP

He also said he would not use a teleprompter and never take a vacation and never go golfing, etc. Laf.La.Dem. Feb 2017 #1

Trump makes up for it... Else You Are Mad Feb 2017 #2

The whole clan of grifters is already living large thegoose Feb 2017 #3

Interesting article: Why Donald Trump Needs to Take a Salary Louis1895 Feb 2017 #4