It’s been framed erroneously as Obama “taking $400,000 from a bank”. Obama is EARNING money for writing and delivering a speech. Those comedy shows you watch at night pay talented individuals to write material, produce it and deliver it all. Obama writes his own material. He deserves to get paid for the time he spends writing material and for the time spent delivering it. And his time is valuable considering he’s one of the most popular humans on the planet right now and in light of how much effort he put into his work over the last eight years.
And that’s my opinion. Talented artists, writers and musicians deserve to make the big bucks too. Just as much as ball players.