Boy, what a swell guy! Isn’t he just swell? Somebody bake him a pie!
The New York Times is reporting that the Man-of-the-People in chief will give 5 percent of his annual $400,000 salary back to the U.S. Treasury as a gesture of solidarity with workers being furloughed due to sequestration:
The voluntary move would be retroactive to March 1 and apply through the rest of the calendar year, the [Obama Administration] official said. The White House came up with the 5 percent figure to approximate the level of automatic spending cuts to non-defense federal agencies that took effect that day.
Over a ten-month period, that’ll work out to $16,666.67.
“The president has decided that to share in the sacrifice being made by public servants across the federal government that are affected by the sequester, he will contribute a portion of his salary back to the Treasury,” the official said.
Shared sacrifice, baby! Nobody understands that better than Barack Obama.
President Obama will return 5% of his salary in tribute to furloughed federal workers. He leads by example. #classact
— Zee ? (@misszanette) April 3, 2013
Such a stand up guy RT @AP BREAKING: White House: Obama to return 5 percent of his salary in tribute to furloughed federal workers
— tmobile (@miss_tmo) April 3, 2013
He sure is!
Good move RT @SteveKopack: WASHINGTON (AP) — White House: Obama to return 5 percent of his salary in tribute to furloughed federal workers.
— Jillianwv (@jillianwv) April 3, 2013
No, not a good move. A great move. He really feels their pain, you see.
He does feel their pain, right?
https://twitter.com/DesireOfHumble/status/319526960923557888
OK, well, maybe not.
https://twitter.com/SetonMotley/status/319526723265896448
https://twitter.com/SpeedyFather/status/319527339044249600
Here's an idea: how about Michelle weeds her own garden to save money?
— Greg Pollowitz (@GPollowitz) April 3, 2013
That's $20k or 7 minutes on Air Force One. #perspective MT @SpecialReport: (AP) — White House: Obama to return 5 percent of his salary
— Eye on Politics (@EyeOnPolitics) April 3, 2013
Obama should eliminate 5 percent of national debt in tribute to furloughed federal workers.
— jon gabriel (@exjon) April 3, 2013
Now there’s an idea.
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Hey, speaking of other 5 percent Obama cuts could make:
#Other5PercentObamaCuts: Tweeters suggest more ways for Obama to trim fiscal fat
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