Obama is giving himself a pay cut

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ChesusRice

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2 hours agoObama will give up portion of his salary


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CNN White House Producer Becky BrittainWashington (CNN) – President Barack Obama will put 5% of his paycheck back into the federal government's coffers in a show of unity with furloughed federal workers, a senior administration official said Wednesday.
Obama, whose $400,000 annual salary is set in law and can't officially be changed, will write a check made out to the U.S. treasury every month beginning in April. Since the mandatory across-the-board spending cuts went into effect March 1, his payment for last month will be paid retroactively.
 
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2 hours ago[h=1]Obama will give up portion of his salary[/h]
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CNN White House Producer Becky BrittainWashington (CNN) – President Barack Obama will put 5% of his paycheck back into the federal government's coffers in a show of unity with furloughed federal workers, a senior administration official said Wednesday.
Obama, whose $400,000 annual salary is set in law and can't officially be changed, will write a check made out to the U.S. treasury every month beginning in April. Since the mandatory across-the-board spending cuts went into effect March 1, his payment for last month will be paid retroactively.
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Lucky all the back room deals and under the table pay-offs will keep him fat and happy... While "the forehead" spends like she's a Hollywood a-lister...
 
ChesusRice said:
The country will only turn around when the Republicans can find a way to take credit for it
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stop blaming bush for everything.

except for getting bin laden. it was bush's fault that we got bin laden. bush's budgets are also responsible for the shrinking deficits.
 
That is 20,000 dollars. Not going to make a dent in the deficit. Kinda pointless.

Seems like a political stunt to me. Don't know why he is bothering tho...

Why not donate that money to a charity...where it might actually be put to good use?
 
Flaming Pie said:
That is 20,000 dollars. Not going to make a dent in the deficit. Kinda pointless.

Seems like a political stunt to me. Don't know why he is bothering tho...

Why not donate that money to a charity...where it might actually be put to good use?
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$20k to the treasurey is pointless, but defunding NPR will bring us back to prosperity.
 
UncleBuck said:
is the shrinking deficit everyone's fault but his?
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just trying to take the sting out of O'Care when it hits... But congrats on pointing out O'dogz is running the lowest deficit sine HE took office after 4 years in a row of 1 trillion plus...

Good deflection though, so will bazza's paycut coincide with sequestration on the first lady purse?
 
echelon1k1 said:
just trying to take the sting out of O'Care when it hits... But congrats on pointing out O'dogz is running the lowest deficit sine HE took office after 4 years in a row of 1 trillion plus...

Good deflection though, so will bazza's paycut coincide with sequestration on the first lady purse?
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deficit is down from $1.5 trillion when he took office.

you left that out.
 
Flaming Pie said:
That is 20,000 dollars. Not going to make a dent in the deficit. Kinda pointless.

Seems like a political stunt to me. Don't know why he is bothering tho...

Why not donate that money to a charity...where it might actually be put to good use?
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He is, lol.....JK of course.

IMO he is trying to lead by example, he is giving back just as he has been asking the upper class to do with tax increases.
To me, while it may seem fruitless it is more setting a standard of doing their share.
 
ricky1lung said:
He is, lol.....JK of course.

IMO he is trying to lead by example, he is giving back just as he has been asking the upper class to do with tax increases.
To me, while it may seem fruitless it is more setting a standard of doing their share.
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Maybe.

Uncle buck... i honestly do not know what the fuck you are talking about. lol Is it a sarcastic comment aimed at echelon?
 
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