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Ummmm 400K for running a country? Seriously Why do you people keep skipping over the fact that when people say he should get paid more then 400K it's not because he has expenses. It's because he runs a ****ING WORLD POWER. It's not 400K because he has to drive to work. It's because he spends his day dealing with Russia, the Middle East, the Military, Healthcare, Welfare, National Security those damn Care Bears. Seriously. If I dealt with that much **** on a daily basis this is what the white house would look like every day :
Seriously though people. He's not getting 400K for his expenses. He's getting paid 400K for his responsibilities. And for somebody who's the leader of the most powerful country in the world. That is incredibly low. Bill Gates would laugh at anybody who offered him that kind of salary and I'm sure his job is not as complicated as running a nation of 300 million. Seriously. Throw me a friggin bone.
Ummmm 400K for running a country? Seriously Why do you people keep skipping over the fact that when people say he should get paid more then 400K it's not because he has expenses. It's because he runs a ****ING WORLD POWER.
It's better yearly salary than the majority of Americans and the POTUS has taxpayer funded perks(some crucial such as security, transportation, or business correspondence), sounds like a pretty cushy gig to me.Government work is supposed to be public service/service to your country, not a high paying career and yes 400,000 is a lot of money for a PUBLIC SERVANT.
Ummmm 400K for running a country? Seriously Why do you people keep skipping over the fact that when people say he should get paid more then 400K it's not because he has expenses. It's because he runs a ****ING WORLD POWER. It's not 400K because he has to drive to work. It's because he spends his day dealing with Russia, the Middle East, the Military, Healthcare, Welfare, National Security those damn Care Bears. Seriously. If I dealt with that much **** on a daily basis this is what the white house would look like every day :
Seriously though people. He's not getting 400K for his expenses. He's getting paid 400K for his responsibilities. And for somebody who's the leader of the most powerful country in the world. That is incredibly low. Bill Gates would laugh at anybody who offered him that kind of salary and I'm sure his job is not as complicated as running a nation of 300 million. Seriously. Throw me a friggin bone.
It's a job of service, they are NOT supposed to be doing it for monetary gain.
They get their names written on the pages of history. There's your bone.
What a simpleton understanding of what the job of the POTUS is. Yes rivrrat the job of a Public Servant is one of Public Service. And the job of a police man is to police the streets. And that of a pig farmer is to care of pigs. This however does ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to show why Public Servants shouldn't be paid more. Because they work for the public does not mean that you get to ignore the kind of responsibilities a job carries and paid accordingly to those responsibilities. 400K is not even remotely enough.
I left this for last. So the **** what?
It's far too much. If some person thinks that it's not enough money to serve their country in that capacity, then they shouldn't run for office. And anyone who wouldn't run for office because it's not enough money is NOT someone I'd want for president anyway.What a simpleton understanding of what the job of the POTUS is. Yes rivrrat the job of a Public Servant is one of Public Service. And the job of a police man is to police the streets. And that of a pig farmer is to care of pigs. This however does ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to show why Public Servants shouldn't be paid more. Because they work for the public does not mean that you get to ignore the kind of responsibilities a job carries and paid accordingly to those responsibilities. 400K is not even remotely enough.
Apparently some people actually give a **** about that. Usually high powered people who like to be in the spotlight. Like, oh, I dunno... world leaders.I left this for last. So the **** what?
I'm more interested in term limits.
Term limits are a bad idea ?
Probably.
What is a bad idea is having our reps running for two year terms....this is insane...
Doing nothing is a bad idea
Are our government people overpaid ?
In most cases, IMO, YES.
I "talked " revolution 20 years ago, now I believe it is needed....its too late for reform.
Best to have many, many more men involved in all levels of politics.what kind of revolution do you have in mind
Definitely. And one more thing...
The pay, allowances, and all other remuniration for public officials should always be subject to a vote of the people. That should settle it.
Read your Constitution.Article I, Section. 6. The Senators and Representatives shall receive a Compensation for their Services, to be ascertained by Law, and paid out of the Treasury of the United States.
I’ve favor a pay cut with no raises for an X amount of years.
I’d like to see the size of government cut by at least ½ also.