奧巴馬卸任後開始掙錢 首次收費演講將賺40萬美元
Former President Barack Obama has inked a deal that will bank him $400,000 to speak to a Wall Street firm, placing him on the money train that caused his would-be successor Hillary Clinton problems in her presidential campaign.
美國前總統貝拉克·奧巴馬已經簽署了一份協議，將以40萬美元爲報酬到華爾街一家公司做演講，此舉將奧巴馬也變成了撈錢大軍的一員--而這一問題也讓本以爲將成爲他繼任者的希拉里·克林頓，在競選總統過程中麻煩重重。The speaking fee, for a health care conference being run by Wall Street firm Cantor Fitzgerald LP, equals the salary Obama earned for an entire year as president.
此次演講是由華爾街一家名叫康託·菲茨傑拉德的公司舉辦的一次醫療保健會議，而奧巴馬得到的演講費相當於他當總統時一整年的工資。The former president will be the keynote speaker at a luncheon at a health care conference in September, Fox Business reported, citing sources at the firm.
《福克斯商業》援引這家公司的消息人士的話稱，奧巴馬將會在九月份這場醫療保健會議上發表主題演講。
The network reported that Obama has signed the contract, but some details were still being worked out.
據報道，奧巴馬已經簽署了這份協議，但是某些細節仍然在議定當中。
"I did not run for office to be helping out a bunch of fat cat bankers on Wall Street," Obama said in 2009, while the country was still in the grip of a financial crisis that many blame in part on Wall Street's own freewheeling practices.
奧巴馬曾在2009年時說道：“我競選總統不是爲了幫助華爾街那羣肥佬。”當時美國仍然深陷金融危機，許多人都譴責，是由於華爾街的爲所欲爲才導致了這場危機。Obama is following in the path of several other recent presidents who found they were able to easily monetize the experiences they gained in the world's most powerful elected position.
但是奧巴馬並不是美國曆史上第一個這麼做的總統。在他之前還有好幾位總統發現，他們可以很輕鬆地利用從那個全世界最有權勢位置上得來的經驗而掙到錢。Politico reported two years ago that George W. Bush commands up to $175,000 a speech, delivering in excess of 200 paid speeches.
《政客》兩年前曾報道，喬治·W·布什一場演講的明碼標價爲17.5萬美元，其收費演講的次數超過了200場。Hillary Clinton took heat throughout her primary battle against Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders for her own paid speeches, which included talks to Goldman Sachs and other Wall Street firms.
而在希拉里於總統初選與佛特蒙州參議員伯尼·桑德斯較量時，她就因爲曾收費做演講而深受詬病--其中就包括爲高盛和其他華爾街公司所做的演講。As former secretary of state and a possible future candidate, Hillary Clinton commanded about the same amount for speeches to business and association groups.
當時作爲前國務卿和未來有可能的總統候選人，希拉里向企業和協會團體演講的要價和奧巴馬一樣高。
