Can someone explain what these “speaking fees” Wall Street pays are really about? I doubt there’s any ROI so what is the point? They always seem about 100x of a reasonable rate.
So the WH Press Secretary, when asked for the specific thoughts of Yellen and Biden, declined to offer those thoughts, and instead stated that there was a wider economics team who could step up if necessary.<p>That's hardly "ignoring" the "speaking fees" that Yellen earned as a private citizen. Nor is garnering speaking fees a reason to "recuse" from offering advice. No one would be able to offer the POTUS any advice on their field of expertise if this is the bar that is set.<p>Keep grabbin' after those straws.