What does the “White House Calligrapher” do?
The White House calligraphers man the official top secret calligrograph - which as stated is top secret.
Add in another $100,000 per year, at least, for their benefits, and they probably have some VERY FINE office space. Another bargain for the US taxpayers!
By Washington standards, these salaries are not really high. A fairly common working level grade GS-13 starts around $90K and can be paid up to around $115K. The next two grade levels typically get paid around $120K and $140K, respectively. And then there are those great benefits....
Feds have been on the gravy train for a long time.
On FOX last night they said that the White House tours are/were conducted by volunteers.
I think one of the people was Kirsten Powers who said she used to work in the White House and had first hand knowledge.
So the cancellation of tours is just an attempt to make a highly visible political move pushing the false notion that it was caused by Sequestration cuts.
They are probably several of the small number of Federal employees who actually perform a useful function and do it well.
maybe they write / sign all of the checks?
our of the White House Calligraphy Office with Pat Blair...
http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/282869-1
In the Chicago Metro Area federal employees on the GS Pay Scale get a 25% increase in their base pay due to cost of living (I just looked at a GS Pay Scale the other day). And the D.C. area has to be more expensive to live in than in the Chi area. But even if it's the same, tack on another $24,181, for an annual salary of .... ta-da! .... $120,906! -- at the least.
Pretty sweet gig for doing .... what exactly?