I am a bit confused about the White House staffer pay freeze. Do White House staffers get frequent raises? I mean, technically its only their second day, right? I am sure they were not due a raise anytime soon.
I appreciate what he is trying to do, but I would be a bit leery if my boss told me on day 2 "yea, I just made it so you can't get a raise and told the whole world". I love the limits on lobbyists, I hoep he sticks to his guns when/if the time comes. On Wed, Jan 21, 2009 at 10:53 PM, Vivec <[email protected]> wrote: > "NEW YORK In his inauguration speech President Barak Obama said, > " those of us who manage the public's dollars will be held to account > - to spend wisely, reform bad habits, and do our business in the light > of day - because only then can we restore the vital trust between a > people and their government". > > He has wasted no time putting those words into action. Wednesday Obama > announced a pay freeze for senior White House staffers. > > Perhaps more importantly, he also imposed new limits on lobbyists, > saying anyone who works in his administration and leaves can not lobby > the White House while he is in office. > > It is unclear how much of an immediate impact these changes will have, > but it is a step in the right direction. > > A government job is not supposed to be an internship for a lucrative > lobbyist job. Special interests wield huge power in DC. > > They impact legislation in a way that the founding fathers never > envisioned. > > It will be hard to break their grip, but if Obama can make a start, it > may go a long way in trying to restore people's faith in government." > > http://business.blogs.cnn.com/2009/01/21/obama-freezes-pay-limits-lobbying/ > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;207172674;29440083;f Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:286096 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
