Exactly. I wonder if Ohio mark will take a pay cut? lol On Jan 23, 9:02�am, "liberal mike532 !" <[email protected]> wrote: > once again much ado about nothing ! > > On Jan 23, 8:44�am, wncs <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > I don't see that the question was dodged. The president and vp's > > salaries are set by law and cannot be modified by the president, as > > Gibbs explained. And Obama, unlike JFK and Hoover, did not inherit a > > massive fortune. He is entitled to his salary. Your gripe might hold > > water if Obama was trying for a pay raise, but so far I haven't heard > > that. > > > �Jan 22, 6:17 pm, Ohio mark <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > The salaries of President Obama and Vice President Biden are exempt > > > from the presidential executive order Obama signed in his first full > > > day in office that capped compensation for White House aides to > > > $100,000 a year. > > > > At his first White House press briefing, Press Secretary Robert Gibbs > > > today dodged a question about whether Obama and Biden intended to > > > "lead by example" by volunteering to reduce their own salaries. > > > > Gibbs replied that the president's $400,000 salary and the vice > > > president's $227,300 pay are set by law and cannot be modified by a > > > presidential executive order. > > > > The U.S. Constitution, in Article II, Section 1, stipulates that the > > > president's salary cannot be decreased or increased during his term. > > > > But nothing prevents a president from voluntarily forgoing > > > compensation. John F. Kennedy, an heir to his father's massive > > > fortune, and Herbert Hoover chose not to receive a presidential salary > > > during their terms. > > > >http://worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=86846-Hide quoted > > >text - > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum
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