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re: Is Valerie Jarrett a great bargain for the US?

Posted on 7/8/14 at 2:16 pm to
Posted by Zach
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Posted on 7/8/14 at 2:16 pm to
You do realize that 172 is the maximum allowed by law for Presidential staff? Obama's got almost 20 staffers making the maximum.
Posted by ehidal1
Chief Boot Knocka
Member since Dec 2007
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Posted on 7/8/14 at 3:03 pm to
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You do realize that 172 is the maximum allowed by law for Presidential staff? Obama's got almost 20 staffers making the maximum.

Interesting. Do we know what the numbers are for the last few terms?
Posted by Navytiger74
Member since Oct 2009
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Posted on 7/8/14 at 3:10 pm to
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You do realize that 172 is the maximum allowed by law for Presidential staff? Obama's got almost 20 staffers making the maximum.


Most senior staffers in any administration are taking a significant pay cut to be in the job. They'll make it up once they move on, but $172,000 bucks isn't exactly balling for these people (especially in DC).
Posted by idlewatcher
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Posted on 7/8/14 at 4:24 pm to
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Obama's got almost 20 staffers making the maximum.


My dad and I were talking about that the other day. If their take home is 172k/year, what is the true cost to keep them employed (air travel, hotel, security [assuming they have security], etc.). I was thinking 1M per.
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