I think there is a lot of corruption in the way CEO’s acquire their millions as well and some one should look into the process
[quote]pittbulll wrote:
I think there is a lot of corruption in the way CEO’s acquire their millions as well and some one should look into the process [/quote]
Well we do have the SEC.
[quote]pittbulll wrote:
[quote]usmccds423 wrote:
[quote]pittbulll wrote:
[quote]usmccds423 wrote:
What is a fair wage for the POTUS? There is nothing to compare it to.
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I would think an amount that a private company would pay their CEO or President
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So in the millions?[/quote]
could be [/quote]
Oh heeeeell no. The election game is already corrupted enough with only a 250,000K grand prize. The big allure of POTUS is the power and the prestige. Paying the POTUS 8-20 TIMES as much as they get now would make the corruption infinitely worse!
[quote]Aragorn wrote:
[quote]pittbulll wrote:
[quote]usmccds423 wrote:
[quote]pittbulll wrote:
[quote]usmccds423 wrote:
What is a fair wage for the POTUS? There is nothing to compare it to.
[/quote]
I would think an amount that a private company would pay their CEO or President
[/quote]
So in the millions?[/quote]
could be [/quote]
Oh heeeeell no. The election game is already corrupted enough with only a 250,000K grand prize. The big allure of POTUS is the power and the prestige. Paying the POTUS 8-20 TIMES as much as they get now would make the corruption infinitely worse![/quote]
Actually his salary is now $450k/year. Been like that for a few years. Plus expense account and the first lady gets like $50k/year
[quote]tedro wrote:
Having said all that, I fully admit that I believe most poor people are that way because of a lack of intelligence. [/quote]
I read your entire post, so I will not take this one line out of context. It is not so much intelligence, but the inability to make good decisions. There are many people that are intelligence and still make bad decisions. When a poor person gets say $500 what do they do with it? The consume it with an Xbox, Jordan shoes, and stuff like that. What does a middle class person do with $500? They will save it or pay down their mortgage. What does a rich person do with $500. They invest it in something that will make them more money.
[quote]pittbulll wrote:
[quote]usmccds423 wrote:
What is a fair wage for the POTUS? There is nothing to compare it to.
[/quote]
I would think an amount that a private company would pay their CEO or President
[/quote]
If the POTUS gets paid that amount of money then the POTUS needs to pay for their own vacations, their plane trips, and their own room and board.
[quote]dmaddox wrote:
[quote]tedro wrote:
Having said all that, I fully admit that I believe most poor people are that way because of a lack of intelligence. [/quote]
I read your entire post, so I will not take this one line out of context. It is not so much intelligence, but the inability to make good decisions. There are many people that are intelligence and still make bad decisions. When a poor person gets say $500 what do they do with it? The consume it with an Xbox, Jordan shoes, and stuff like that. What does a middle class person do with $500? They will save it or pay down their mortgage. What does a rich person do with $500. They invest it in something that will make them more money.[/quote]
Guess it depends how you define intelligence. A fool and his money are soon departed.
[quote]tedro wrote:
[quote]dmaddox wrote:
[quote]tedro wrote:
Having said all that, I fully admit that I believe most poor people are that way because of a lack of intelligence. [/quote]
I read your entire post, so I will not take this one line out of context. It is not so much intelligence, but the inability to make good decisions. There are many people that are intelligence and still make bad decisions. When a poor person gets say $500 what do they do with it? The consume it with an Xbox, Jordan shoes, and stuff like that. What does a middle class person do with $500? They will save it or pay down their mortgage. What does a rich person do with $500. They invest it in something that will make them more money.[/quote]
Guess it depends how you define intelligence. A fool and his money are soon departed.[/quote]
Exactly and there are people with more money than sense.
[quote]Aragorn wrote:
[quote]pittbulll wrote:
[quote]usmccds423 wrote:
[quote]pittbulll wrote:
[quote]usmccds423 wrote:
What is a fair wage for the POTUS? There is nothing to compare it to.
[/quote]
I would think an amount that a private company would pay their CEO or President
[/quote]
So in the millions?[/quote]
could be [/quote]
Oh heeeeell no. The election game is already corrupted enough with only a 250,000K grand prize. The big allure of POTUS is the power and the prestige. Paying the POTUS 8-20 TIMES as much as they get now would make the corruption infinitely worse![/quote]
I think if we demand ethical standards that a private employer were to demand . We would have no choice but to pay a fare market wage
[quote]dmaddox wrote:
[quote]pittbulll wrote:
[quote]usmccds423 wrote:
What is a fair wage for the POTUS? There is nothing to compare it to.
[/quote]
I would think an amount that a private company would pay their CEO or President
[/quote]
If the POTUS gets paid that amount of money then the POTUS needs to pay for their own vacations, their plane trips, and their own room and board.
[/quote]
the problem with that is the vulnerability of the 1rst family . Just think if some one were to kill Obama and Biden . Then the Republicans would control our Government . I personally would not put them past it either 
Seriously
[quote]pittbulll wrote:
[quote]dmaddox wrote:
[quote]pittbulll wrote:
[quote]usmccds423 wrote:
What is a fair wage for the POTUS? There is nothing to compare it to.
[/quote]
I would think an amount that a private company would pay their CEO or President
[/quote]
If the POTUS gets paid that amount of money then the POTUS needs to pay for their own vacations, their plane trips, and their own room and board.
[/quote]
the problem with that is the vulnerability of the 1rst family . Just think if some one were to kill Obama and Biden . Then the Republicans would control our Government . I personally would not put them past it either Seriously [/quote]
Lol. whut???
[quote]usmccds423 wrote:
[quote]pittbulll wrote:
[quote]dmaddox wrote:
[quote]pittbulll wrote:
[quote]usmccds423 wrote:
What is a fair wage for the POTUS? There is nothing to compare it to.
[/quote]
I would think an amount that a private company would pay their CEO or President
[/quote]
If the POTUS gets paid that amount of money then the POTUS needs to pay for their own vacations, their plane trips, and their own room and board.
[/quote]
the problem with that is the vulnerability of the 1rst family . Just think if some one were to kill Obama and Biden . Then the Republicans would control our Government . I personally would not put them past it either Seriously [/quote]
Lol. whut???[/quote]
If Obama and Biden died together John Boehner would be Prez
[quote]pittbulll wrote:
[quote]usmccds423 wrote:
[quote]pittbulll wrote:
[quote]dmaddox wrote:
[quote]pittbulll wrote:
[quote]usmccds423 wrote:
What is a fair wage for the POTUS? There is nothing to compare it to.
[/quote]
I would think an amount that a private company would pay their CEO or President
[/quote]
If the POTUS gets paid that amount of money then the POTUS needs to pay for their own vacations, their plane trips, and their own room and board.
[/quote]
the problem with that is the vulnerability of the 1rst family . Just think if some one were to kill Obama and Biden . Then the Republicans would control our Government . I personally would not put them past it either Seriously [/quote]
Lol. whut???[/quote]
If Obama and Biden died together John Boehner would be Prez
[/quote]
So they should take separate planes.
[quote]pittbulll wrote:
[quote]usmccds423 wrote:
[quote]pittbulll wrote:
[quote]dmaddox wrote:
[quote]pittbulll wrote:
[quote]usmccds423 wrote:
What is a fair wage for the POTUS? There is nothing to compare it to.
[/quote]
I would think an amount that a private company would pay their CEO or President
[/quote]
If the POTUS gets paid that amount of money then the POTUS needs to pay for their own vacations, their plane trips, and their own room and board.
[/quote]
the problem with that is the vulnerability of the 1rst family . Just think if some one were to kill Obama and Biden . Then the Republicans would control our Government . I personally would not put them past it either Seriously [/quote]
Lol. whut???[/quote]
If Obama and Biden died together John Boehner would be Prez
[/quote]
An Democrats would still have a majority in the Senate. Also if Boehner died there are 3 democrats in line after that and then after the next republican there are like 10 more democrats.
Plus we still have the Supreme Court check…
[quote]pittbulll wrote:
[quote]Aragorn wrote:
[quote]pittbulll wrote:
[quote]usmccds423 wrote:
[quote]pittbulll wrote:
[quote]usmccds423 wrote:
What is a fair wage for the POTUS? There is nothing to compare it to.
[/quote]
I would think an amount that a private company would pay their CEO or President
[/quote]
So in the millions?[/quote]
could be [/quote]
Oh heeeeell no. The election game is already corrupted enough with only a 250,000K grand prize. The big allure of POTUS is the power and the prestige. Paying the POTUS 8-20 TIMES as much as they get now would make the corruption infinitely worse![/quote]
I think if we demand ethical standards that a private employer were to demand . We would have no choice but to pay a fare market wage
[/quote]
We can demand ethical standards all we want, the fact of the matter is that they will not bother to listen with that kind of jackpot money.
[quote]dmaddox wrote:
[quote]pittbulll wrote:
[quote]usmccds423 wrote:
[quote]pittbulll wrote:
[quote]dmaddox wrote:
[quote]pittbulll wrote:
[quote]usmccds423 wrote:
What is a fair wage for the POTUS? There is nothing to compare it to.
[/quote]
I would think an amount that a private company would pay their CEO or President
[/quote]
If the POTUS gets paid that amount of money then the POTUS needs to pay for their own vacations, their plane trips, and their own room and board.
[/quote]
the problem with that is the vulnerability of the 1rst family . Just think if some one were to kill Obama and Biden . Then the Republicans would control our Government . I personally would not put them past it either Seriously [/quote]
Lol. whut???[/quote]
If Obama and Biden died together John Boehner would be Prez
[/quote]
So they should take separate planes.
[/quote]
The way I understand it they are seldom together
[quote]Aragorn wrote:
[quote]pittbulll wrote:
[quote]Aragorn wrote:
[quote]pittbulll wrote:
[quote]usmccds423 wrote:
[quote]pittbulll wrote:
[quote]usmccds423 wrote:
What is a fair wage for the POTUS? There is nothing to compare it to.
[/quote]
I would think an amount that a private company would pay their CEO or President
[/quote]
So in the millions?[/quote]
could be [/quote]
Oh heeeeell no. The election game is already corrupted enough with only a 250,000K grand prize. The big allure of POTUS is the power and the prestige. Paying the POTUS 8-20 TIMES as much as they get now would make the corruption infinitely worse![/quote]
I think if we demand ethical standards that a private employer were to demand . We would have no choice but to pay a fare market wage
[/quote]
We can demand ethical standards all we want, the fact of the matter is that they will not bother to listen with that kind of jackpot money.[/quote]
we could demand it today , but why would some one take a job they lose money on ,
We would have to prosecute all that insider trading , I am sure that is the cash cow
[quote]pittbulll wrote:
Then Ma and Pa are paying double taxes and wall street is not , Eye roll
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You obviously have an issue with reading, people that own corporations pay double tax, those that don’t own a C-corp, a S-corp, LLC, or Sole P. only pay taxes once, which is lower than the double tax that owners of C-corps pay.
[quote]Brother Chris wrote:
[quote]pittbulll wrote:
Then Ma and Pa are paying double taxes and wall street is not , Eye roll
[/quote]
You obviously have an issue with reading, people that own corporations pay double tax, those that don’t own a C-corp, a S-corp, LLC, or Sole P. only pay taxes once, which is lower than the double tax that owners of C-corps pay.[/quote]
Lol, just let it go Chris. Pitt does not understand how taxes work. That’s not a dig at Pitt. It’s just reality.
Many big U.S. corporations pay very little in taxes: study
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/02/26/us-usa-tax-corporate-idUSBREA1P04Q20140226
America’s real corporate tax problem is that big companies get away with paying nothing.
Report: 26 U.S. Companies Not Paying Federal Income Tax