Public service, much like broken marriages, can be a costly business.
Take Pete Hegseth, for instance, who forswore his north of $2 millionFox & Friends salary—almost all of the $4.6 million he made over the past two years—for a comparatively meagre $246,400 annual government wage. The steep wage reduction is particularly worrisome for a guy accused of drunken debauchery, sexual assault and mismanaging finances.
Supporting two ex-wives, raising seven children and paying who knows how many lawyers to successfully sweep a pile of stench under the rug can all get very expensive. After divorcing his second wife, Samantha, Hegseth was left with a $25,000 credit card bill, a $498,999 mortgage on a $600,000 family house and a 2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee.