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  • UltimatePaintballer
    AO's Spell Checker
    • Jun 2003
    • 2548

    #1

    a question that i have had for years...

    does the president get paid for what he does? or do you think he just gets everything he needs for free, food, clothes, board and room, etc?


    eh?
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  • Skoad
    Registered User
    • Feb 2002
    • 3265

    #2
    yes he gets paid - very dumb question. I believe its 400,000 a year.

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    • Setzer
      Registered User
      • Jul 2004
      • 84

      #3
      Originally posted by Skoad
      yes he gets paid - very dumb question. I believe its 400,000 a year.
      Its actually $200,000

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      • Skoad
        Registered User
        • Feb 2002
        • 3265

        #4
        no, its more than that. Clinton approved a raise to 400k (he didn't get, became effective next presidency), so I think all pres's get that now. VP gets around 200k


        but they also get expense accounts, travel $$, and a few other $ perks. Also when they retire they get 300k (for various things).

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        • AcemanPB
          Exactly
          • Mar 2002
          • 1885

          #5
          What a rip off considering how much it cost to run a campaign

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          • Warewolf50
            The evil monkey
            • Apr 2002
            • 1444

            #6
            Well seeing that becoming a pres is a major pay cut for almost all presidants. Im pretty Kerry is a freaking billionaire due to his wifes fortune. Bush is damn wealthy also. So all in all miost presidents dont actually need the pay.

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            • BobTheCow63
              IAO Gold Star winner (BTK)
              • Dec 2002
              • 3832

              #7
              Originally posted by AcemanPB
              What a rip off considering how much it cost to run a campaign
              Do you realize how incredibly much money candidates get donated from private corporations and charities and such? Enough so that not very much has to come out of the proverbial pocket.

              And somebody said it already, post-Clinton President makes $400k a year, with all "expenses" also paid for... although that's not supposed to include campaigning for a (re)election.

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              • PyRo
                President Bioloaf inc.
                • Dec 2000
                • 10186

                #8
                Yeah lets pay the president 20 million a year to cover there campaign. This way we can increase taxes have morons who have no buisness in politics trying to get elected for the money.

                We don't want idiots who want to be the president for the money, we want presidents who are qualified and want to be president.

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                • PyRo
                  President Bioloaf inc.
                  • Dec 2000
                  • 10186

                  #9
                  [QUOTE=BobTheCow63]And somebody said it already, post-Clinton President makes $400k a year, with all "expenses" also paid for... although that's not supposed to include campaigning for a (re)election.
                  [QUOTE]

                  But they have sneaky ways of using the expense accounts to pay for campaing costs

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                  • BobTheCow63
                    IAO Gold Star winner (BTK)
                    • Dec 2002
                    • 3832

                    #10
                    Thus, not *supposed* to...
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                    • UltimatePaintballer
                      AO's Spell Checker
                      • Jun 2003
                      • 2548

                      #11
                      Originally posted by Skoad
                      yes he gets paid - very dumb question. I believe its 400,000 a year.
                      idk how its a dumb question? no one has ever told me that they did get paid or even mentioned anything about it
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                      • Chris42050
                        Splatmaster Tech
                        • Feb 2004
                        • 567

                        #12
                        I feel like that Freak from jepardy. I knew it was 400k right when I read the thread title but I dont know why or how I knew.

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                        • Kevn 419
                          Registered User
                          • Jan 2004
                          • 123

                          #13
                          i thoguht the president gets paid and gets everything he needs like food and shelter (obviously) for free. But, he does have to pay for stuff like a vacation home and other personal things.
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