White House won't say if Obama kept promise to return 5% of his salary

Daily Mirror ^ | 20 May 14 | Joseph Weber

[SkyPilot]

790 shares 100 View comments President Barack Obama pledged in the spring of 2013 to give back 5 per cent of his $400,000 salary in solidarity with federal government workers who were expected to lose an average of two weeks' pay because of automatic budget cuts – known in Washington parlance as a 'sequester.' A year later, however, it's not clear that he made good on his $20,000 promise. Mr. and Mrs. Obama's 2013 tax return, which the White House published last month, shows an adjusted gross income of $481,098. The couple claimed $147,769 in itemized deductions, but no line-item for a $20,000 give-back to the United States Treasury is anywhere to be found. White House Press Secretary Jay Carney reported on April 11 that the first family made $59,251 in deductible donations, and said that the largest such gift was $8,751 to the Fisher House Foundation, a network of 'comfort homes' where family members of wounded warriors can stay while their loved ones are receiving medical treatment. They also deducted $42,383 in interest on their Illinois home mortgage and another $29,176 in personal property taxes. But the Obamas' Schedule A, where they would likely deduct a salary rebate from their income for tax purposes, is silent on the matter.

[ealgeone]

because the lying little jerk didn’t....that’s why. else jay carney would be holding up the tax return or cancelled check to prove it.

[econjack]

Come on, people, he's also promised you could keep your current health policy, you can keep your current doctor, your health insurance costs would go down by more than $2400/yr, he would cut the deficit in half during his first term in office, he would have the "most open administration in history", and he would reduce unemployment below 5%.

If you haven't learned it yet, memorize this: If his lips are moving, he's lying to you.

[molson209]

Obama forgot about this 1 second after he said it ,like everything he says

[alloysteel]

It’s MINE, dammit, and I don’t have to give it up for ANYBODY! Whattaya think, I am just some obedient Republican that will just lie down and roll over for some bogus promise made months ago?

I’m President of the United States, and I can do what I want!

[SMARTY]

“... Obama kept promise ....”

Really? Not going to happen!

[Theodore R.]

Even if he didn’t follow through, the American people don’t know that, wouldn’t understand what he promised, and don’t want to know.

[Secret Agent Man]

“won’t say” means he has not.

[G Larry]

He didn’t “earn” 5%, so if he didn’t return 95% we’re being cheated.

[4Liberty]

"Roof hits Obama" Google it...

He's not all there, basically.

[Lazamataz]

“Good morning,” Obama said, “It sure is a nice day.”

Through the hurricane winds and lashing rain, I could barely hear him, and had to make out what he was saying by lipreading from the light of the full moon.

[GreenHornet]

If he had kept his promise, and gave the money back, we would have heard about it over and over again at the daily press briefings.

[SkyPilot]

True, but the media is a whore for Obama.

[SkyPilot]

The US press wears black lace panties for Obama, high heels too, and they never have a headache. Louis Learner who?

[Robwin]

won't say says it all.

[hal ogen]

One must accept that Clown Prince is a chronic liar and psychopath.