[SkyPilot]

Interesting development.

Let me be the first to diffuse the obvious quips to be posted: "He should give back the other 95%!"

Yeah, yeah.

Let's examine this more rationally.

A lot of military employees, air traffic controllers, and other Federal employees who actually perform useful functions will lose about 15% of their pay very soon.

I wonder why Obama only chose to take a 5% cut?

The rationale given is also totally strange:

"The White House came up with the 5 percent figure to approximate the level of automatic spending cuts to non-defense federal agencies that took effect that day."

Defense spending is taking a 9% cut, which translates to a 13% cut because it has to enacted by September 30th - and that is just the first of 10 years of cuts. Why didn't Barry take a higher cut, or at least mirror the Defense cuts that he had a huge hand in enacting?

Moreover, where are our Republican masters on this? Boehner became the Sequestration King. He did a complete 180 - and so did Ryan, Cantor, and the rest. They agreed the Defense cuts were going to rape our military last fall, and then suddenly, they were all for them. Flip flopping political cowards. They sacrificed the military on the altar of politics. Only Sen Graham and a few others have actually said they will take a pay cut. I can tell you that I know a GS-05 (who makes very little) single mom who does admiral work for the Dod, and sh has a kid with severe medical issues - she is going to get screwed by the Sequester. No one really cares. If you bring it up here, you get either "My hard luck story is worse!" or "Burn all of them down! I hate the Federal Government, even the military!"

The barking moonbat crowd.

I wonder if Barry's gesture will put pressure on members of Congress? Pelosi said in February that it would be an "insult" to members of Congress to have their pay cut.

I guess the FBI agents or Navy welders should be honored by the pay cuts, while 1 in 5 Americans are either on Social Security Disability or Food Stamps?

[laweeks]

Like this POS needs an of it.

[Paperpusher]

How about 5% fewer gulf games or vacations, then we could save some real money.

[mountainlion]

Over $1B has been spent on elections to keep this guy in office. You would think he could do more.

[libertarian27]

That put him in another tax bracket - sneaky

(single rate)
$398,350 to $400,000: 35%
$400,000+: 39.6%

[puppypusher]

With all of the money this POS has stolen for vacations,etc.He owes us a hell of a lot more than 5 Percent.

I really feel sorry these Marines have to salute that POS every time he enters or exits that Helo. Same go’s for the Air Force Security Police guarding Air Force One.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

I’d settle for him paying for his own damn vacations.

[depressed in 06]

He will apply it to any taxes he owes.

What about the senior staffers who went with Moose to africa?

[silverleaf]

Civil employees making 10% of his salary are losing about 15-20% and yet this POS is willing to “give back” 5%?

Barry can you spare a dime?
Michelle needs a new pair of shoes?

[svcw]

So let me get this correct, obama is going to return 5% of his salary and....
tax payer paid unlimited entertainment budget
tax payer paid unlimited travel/vacations
tax payer paid the best health care in the know universe
tax payer paid room and board
tax payer paid transportation
Well well well how magnanimous.

[SMGFan]

Its is better than nothing. No, it is nearly nothing.
We foot the bill as his kids go on 2 Spring vacation trips.
Symbolism over substance.

[SparkyBass]

I want to see his “job benefits” taxed as income. This extends to his spouse and her ‘free’ vacations.

[Revolting cat!]

Great! More Obamafoams fo da peeple!

[FortWorthPatriot]

Wooo a big $20,000 cut. Hope he can get by okay...

[sickoflibs]

That man is a saint.
No one suffers over this more than he does

Is it time to go golfing in CA again ? :)

[Sequoyah101]

Big FREKIN’ damn deal. At least 30% of mine is taken under protest just like everyone else’s.

If it were not for that he wouldn’t have any salary.

How about he gives back 47% and let the fools that voted for him pay the rest?