[geeks] Teachers

[Charles Shannon Hendrix]

On Mon, 10 Sep 2007 12:57:19 -0500 (CDT)
Lionel Peterson <lionel4287 at verizon.net> wrote:


> US law is similar - no Federal employee can make more than the President,
> but the law in the US is written that if the President refuses a salary (as
> several have in the past, IIRC), everyone else in Gov't still gets paid
> (the law hinges on pay SCALE, not actual pay I guess)...

The law might say that, but the reality is a bit different.

While their salary might not be higher, by the time you could the perks that
come with their office, most of them make a good amount more than the
President, and that's not counting their retirement plan's value.

Obviously for everyone else, the law probably does apply fairly well.

Congress has considered themselves above it for a long time now.

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shannon           | The object of war is not to die for your country but to 
                  | make the other bastard die for his. 
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