She also called him a transphobic bigot <| sep |> Hey do you have an adamantjolly Celesteela or adamant Phero ? <| sep |> Daniel removes his hand and flips James over , pinning him to the bed beneath him . <| sep |> It is part of the privilege of office . You hold a senior position in Government , and you get a pension . This is basically a reward for spending 48 years committing to public service . Most people who reach the presidency could also spend that time making millions of dollars in the private sector instead . So it lessens the opportunity cost for potential candidates . This way you maintain the ability of the presidency to attract the highest quality candidates . Same reason we give CEO ' s and other Clevel staff a significant pay increase from other Executive positions attract the best possible talent and retain them for the longterm . The Secret Service protection is clearly a security concern . It wouldn ' t look good to have former presidents being killed while out of office . Might make President ' s think twice before they make a decision and not in a good way , President ' s should not be balancing a threat to their own life during decisionmaking . And by the way , these benefits aren ' t set up just for the rich . You don ' t have to be a rich man to hold office . What if you were born poor and had the natural aptitude to do well senior executive positions ? Would you commit to trying to become the President or try to insure you make a lot of money during your prime working years so that you can leave your family financially secure ? We don ' t want our potential candidates having to run that calculus , or at the very least , lessen it ' s impact . That way we get the best possible candidates running for office . That ' s the reason we provide a generous pension to US Govt employees . They sacrifice their best years working a thankless job , and in return they won ' t have to worry that they will be bankrupt or reduced to poverty when they leave office .