John McCain would serve the country for nothing – but takes the $228,000 anyway

In Sarah Palin’s e-mail requesting campaign donations from John McCain supporters she delivered this little gem:

“What I admire most about John McCain is his unwavering ability to put our country first and to ask for nothing in return for his decades of service …”

John McCain receives a salary of $169,300, plus health care and other benefits from the U.S. government.

McCain also receives a $58,358 annual disability pension payment from the government for the injuries he suffered as a prisoner of war.

So remember, earning $5 million a year is considered rich. Taking $227,600 per year from the government is not even to be considered. After all, he didn’t ask for it.

(Update: After adding in his Navy Pension of $11,038, the price it costs taxpayers for John McCain to give his service freely is at $238,638 per year. HT Chryslin.)

–WKW

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