a question that i have had for years...

[UltimatePaintballer]

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?

[Skoad]

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

[Setzer]

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

Its actually $200,000

[Skoad]

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).

[AcemanPB]

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

[Warewolf50]

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.

[BobTheCow]

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.

If any of this didn't make sense, it's because it's almost 3 a.m. and I've been spewing gay talk in chat, and am exhausted.

[PyRo]

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.

[PyRo]

[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

[BobTheCow]

Thus, not *supposed* to...

[UltimatePaintballer]

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

[Chris42050]

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.

[Kevn 419]

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.