Posted on 06/30/2012 9:13:10 PM PDT by Olog-hai
White House salaries have jumped by nearly $5 million in the three years since Barack Obama became president, official figures show.
The 468 people who work at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue earn $37.8 million, the White House's annual report to Congress shows. That compares to $33.1 million in George W. Bush's last year in the Oval Office, an increase of 14.1 percent.
The report was released at 4.39 p.m. Friday, a notorious time for dumping bad news just before a weekend. By statute it hhad a July 1 deadline.
The White House payroll is up nearly 2 percent on last year from $37.1 million and the number of employers is also up by a similar percentage, up from 454.
The Obama White House has 139 employees who make more than $100,000 a year. The top scale, $172,200, goes to his senior advisors, including Chief of Staff Jack Lew, Press Secretary Jay Carney, Senior Advisor David Plouffe, Senior Advisor Valerie Jarrett, National Security Advisor, Thomas Donilon and Communications Director Dan Pfeiffer.
The highest-paid employee on First Lady Michelle Obamas 12-member staff, Chief of Staff Christina Tchen is also paid $172,200.
By statute, President Obamas salary is $400,000, and Vice President Joe Biden is paid $221,100.
White House officials did not return telephone calls seeking comment about the fatter 2012 payroll.
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Ping.
It’s good to be king and queen.
By statute it had a July 1 deadline.
I’m not sure why that was included or relevant. It seems obvious that we’ve reached the point of lawlessness and unaccountability in government, where I’d more have expected simply a big FU from the White House. (That'll be next term)
Sigh...
Public service should often be an unpaid, volunteer work. Otherwise, who is served other than one’s own interests? Having a staff of 12 servants, each making a hundred grand a year, seems a bit much. Failing that, the official rate of inflation should include the salaries of WH employees.
And, that’s just the “over-the-table” stuff.
Your soul is an appalling dump heap
Overflowing with the most disgraceful
Assortment of deplorable rubbish
Imaginable, mangled up in tangled up knots
You nauseate me, Mr. Barach
With a nauseous super naus
Youre a crooked jerky jockey and,
you drive a crooked horse
Mr. Barach
Youre a 3 Decker sour kraut and toad stool sandwich
With arsenic sauce!
Who controls the budget for WH staff? Does the Pres. just have a big blank check book? Why can’t congress(the house) set some spending limits?
Who controls the budget for WH staff? Does the Pres. just have a big blank check book? Why can’t congress(the house) set some spending limits?
Keep in mind this is just salaries.
Factor in cars provided, gas provided, food provided, free travel, FREE MEDICAL, etc, etc....
Thanks Army Air Corps
The list, Ping
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“”Who controls the budget for WH staff? Does the Pres. just have a big blank check book? Why cant congress(the house) set some spending limits?””
Good question and one I’d sure like to see answered. Couldn’t help but notice there is a salary of $136,134 for an ethics advisor. That’s one salary and position right there that’s not needed!!! Or restated - it IS needed but obviously not a competent person in the position right now.
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