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He would make more in the private sector - he ran because he wanted to become president and have an impact on how this country is run - he wanted to reform things like healthcare, there is a myraid of reasons people run for office - rarely is it to make money - you can easily make more money in the private sector than you can in the public sector.

Wrong. Look how much money Bill Clinton and W have made making speeches after their terms. Millions. No way Michelle My Belle and Captain Kickass would have made that kind of money in the Senate or as a community agitator or holding the position of "You don't have to come in to earn a paycheck" at the University of Chicago Medical Center. For a guy whose only accomplishments before being elected President were (debatably) writing two autobiographies, he didn't have that much going for him.