No matter how dumb or corrupt you are, you can still cash in by going into politics. There's no greater example than Joe Biden.

Biden, Who Donated Less Than 1 Percent of His Income to Charity at Times, Is Getting the Single Most 'Extravagant' Presidential Pension in History: Americans might ask themselves what they got in return for Biden's enormous pension. The answer is: a dismal record of betrayal and failure.