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Was Harry Right?

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When President Truman retired from office in 1952, his income was

substantially a U.S. Army pension reported to have been $13,507.72

a year. Congress, noting that he was paying for his stamps and personally

licking them, granted him an "allowance" and, later, a retroactive pension

of $25,000 per year.



When offered corporate positions at large salaries, he declined, stating,

"You don't want me. You want the office of the president, and that doesn't

belong to me. It belongs to the American people and it's not for sale."



Even later, on May 6, 1971, when Congress was preparing to award him the

Medal of Honor on his 87th birthday, he refused to accept it, writing,

"I don't consider that I have done anything which should be the reason

for any award, Congressional or otherwise."



We now see that the Clintons have found a new level of success in cashing

in on the presidency, resulting in untold wealth. Today, many in Congress also

have found a way to become quite wealthy while enjoying the fruits of their

offices. Political offices are now for sale.



Was good old Harry Truman correct when he observed, "My choice early in life

was either to be a piano player in a whorehouse or a politician. And to tell the truth,

there's hardly any difference. I, for one, believe the piano player job to be

much more honorable than current politicians.”
 
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