It was recently announced that President Obama plans to raise $1 billion to build his presidential library in Chicago. By any standard, that’s an eye-popping figure. It’s nearly as much as Obama spent on his 2012 campaign for president.
In the Chicago Tribune, Dan McGinn has a column that’s well worth your time. It puts the $1 billion figure in historical perspective:
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