Schwarzenegger: Being a governor cost about $200M in lost film pay, expenses

The Hill / 1day 22hrs ago

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Arnold Schwarzenegger: Former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, who just left office due to term limits, told a newspaper in his native Austria that his seven years as the "Governator" had cost him a pretty penny.

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Adding up his expenses and lost revenue from taking a Hollywood hiatus, Schwarzenegger estimates he lost "probably more than $200 million."

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But, he insisted, "it was more than worth it." California, meanwhile, is running a $25.4 billion Budget Deficit. "What was much worse [than the lost income] was t...