Rental Property

WASHINGTON D.C. -- The US Secret Service is paying Vice President Joe Biden $2,200 a month to rent a cottage next to his Delaware home in order to protect him and his family. Records show Mr Biden has collected more than $13,000 since April on the cottage in Greenville, a wealthy Wilmington suburb, and is eligible for up to $66,000 before the contract expires in 2013. Asked if the Secret Service typically pays rent to those it protects, agency spokesman Edwin Donovan told The Washington Times: "It's a rental property so we pay rent there."He said the proximity of the cottage to the Biden home allowed for extra tight security. The cottage was lived in by Mr Biden's mother before she died and then was rent commercially to a tenant for a year. When he moved out, the Secret Service took up the lease after renting other homes nearby. The salary for the Vice-president is roughly $250,000 a year, so add another couple grand to that cause Mr. Biden is raping the taxpayers on this one.