I don't have a military background nor did I serve but I am very experienced at paying taxes. Can someone explain to me why Turkey, a recipient of massive amounts of US taxpayer money, would pay a National Security Adviser candidate well over half a million dollars for "advice". A retired military man drawing a retirement salary that private sector employee could not imagine. How can that even be legal? I wonder if there is a tax break for that kind of income, you know similar to capital gains?