Obama To Return 5% Of Salary To Government

American Voices • Opinion • ISSUE 49•14 • Apr 5, 2013

Showing his solidarity with federal employees who have been furloughed due to sequestration budget cuts, President Barack Obama decided to return 5 percent of his $400,000 annual salary to the Treasury. What do you think?

“Typical Obama. Doing something that I’m going to have a problem with no matter what it is.”
Mark Studenny –
Occupational Therapist
“As if the Treasury could use any more money.”
Dean Sorvino –
Feed Weigher
“Those poor Obama girls, having to go to Sidwell Friends School barefoot.”
Joy Zimmitti –
Cadmium Burner

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