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President Obama to Return 5% of His Salary

Apr 03, 2013 22:58

President Obama plans to return 5 percent of his salary to the Treasury in solidarity with federal workers who are going to be furloughed as part of the automatic budget cuts known as the sequester, an administration official said Wednesday.The voluntary move would be retroactive to March 1, the official said, and apply through the rest of the ( Read more... )

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evilnel April 4 2013, 16:15:54 UTC

I think this is called "putting your money where your mouth is" and I approve.

pepsquad April 4 2013, 16:20:29 UTC

this

eveofrevolution April 4 2013, 16:18:16 UTC

ericcoleman April 4 2013, 16:19:49 UTC

It's already happening.

pepsquad April 4 2013, 16:20:48 UTC

link? so i can rage at them.

carmy_w April 4 2013, 16:21:30 UTC

Seconding the request for the link!

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dangomango April 4 2013, 19:47:51 UTC

As someone who struggles with not seeing ALL rich people as evil (can you blame me??) thank you Mr. President for not being an amoral, fascist sociopath. I believe he also donated the money he won for the Nobel Peace Prize, which would have doubled his income, is that correct? Props to you sir, props!

ennifer_jay April 4 2013, 20:37:28 UTC

It's great and all, don't get me wrong, but 5%, really?

$20,000 doesn't even cover one year of grad school for me.

skellington1 April 4 2013, 20:47:44 UTC

And it's more than some people make in a year.

It's all in perspective.

stainedfeathers April 5 2013, 01:20:25 UTC

Put me on that "some people" list. I'd be pleased to make that much a year... I'm giving props to our president for this.

moonshaz April 5 2013, 07:09:14 UTC

Yeah, my social security (which I decided I might as well start collecting when I gave up hope of getting a full time job) doesn't come to nearly that.

Let's face it, some people wouldn't be satisfied even if he gave back his whole presidential salary. Hell, if he gave back all of that plus part of his other income (royalties from books or whatever), they'd just accuse him of grandstanding.

This is a case of doing what's right, and fuck whether people think it's cool or not. And I think what he's doing is right!

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grace_om April 4 2013, 20:55:55 UTC

As a state employee who has suffered from furloughs since 2009, I appreciate the gesture. I will never forgive the state legislators who not only didn't take a cut themselves, but snuck through large increases for their (state-paid) staffers. I expect that from Republicans who make no secret of hating us, but a big fat FU to the Dems who pretend to care about services and worker rights. Karen Bass, I'm looking at you.