gut;823345 wrote:Ehhh, some of those salaries seemed low before the raises. And I'd want to know what typical raises are for 2nd year (i.e. incentive to stick around). I'd also be interested to know if all those "deputies" is normal, or if that is part of the 10,000 jobs Obama claims to have created.
So what's your point? Doesn't our First Lady also need taxpayer funded assistants to help plan her Spanish vacations, entertain celebrities, and lecture us on proper eating habits?BGFalcons82;823493 wrote:Moochelle has nearly the same staff as Apple posted above.
believer;823521 wrote:So what's your point? Doesn't our First Lady also need taxpayer funded assistants to help plan her Spanish vacations, entertain celebrities, and lecture us on proper eating habits?
True but you get to keep your current private eating plan if you wish.coyotes22;823528 wrote:I think we need a Nationally Mandated law, that says if you dont eat your broccoli, you go to jail.
Kinda like the ObamaCare law, right?
believer;823537 wrote:True but you get to keep your current private eating plan if you wish.
coyotes22;823528 wrote:I think we need a Nationally Mandated law, that says if you dont eat your broccoli, you go to jail.
Kinda like the ObamaCare law, right?
BGFalcons82;823542 wrote:CAREFUL what you wish for. If ObamaKare is eventually ruled Constitutional, then they can mandate the citizenry to do ANYTHING that pleases the government. I have a feeling some of those that stand 100% behind ObamaKare would balk at being mandated to buy exercise equipment/buy a gym membership, define caloric intake maximums, or restrict what foods would be available for purchase, etc.
coyotes22;823388 wrote:We pay someone $140k/year to tell the President what the weather is going to be?
Plus a Nationally Mandated Eating Law would create jobs, reduce the deficit, and on and on . . .believer;823537 wrote:True but you get to keep your current private eating plan if you wish.
Well, he does need to know what the weather will be, so he can get 18, or 36 holes in on the weekend.jhay78;823556 wrote:Not even that- they just tell him that the weather changes from day to day.
Plus a Nationally Mandated Eating Law would create jobs, reduce the deficit, and on and on . . .
Yes it is. Just don't use Big Government to legislate it away or we'll all be "big" damned problems.I Wear Pants;823679 wrote:I don't get the backlash at the first lady and many other people/organizations trying to combat obesity. It's a big damned problem.
She is using taxpayer dollars. So people are going to bitch if they feel it is an unecessary use of those dollars.I Wear Pants;823679 wrote:I don't get the backlash at the first lady and many other people/organizations trying to combat obesity. It's a big damned problem.
Without the Feds spending millions of taxpayer dollars on frivolous, nonsensical, and wasteful "research" to nanny our asses from pre-birth to the grave, you have the audacity of telling us that individual choice and common sense are basically free?majorspark;823717 wrote:She is using taxpayer dollars. So people are going to bitch if they feel it is an unecessary use of those dollars.
Put the fork down.
Get off your ass.
Simple to the point and does not cost the taxpayers a dime.
believer;823794 wrote:Without the Feds spending millions of taxpayer dollars on frivolous, nonsensical, and wasteful "research" to nanny our asses from pre-birth to the grave, you have the audacity of telling us that individual choice and common sense are basically free?
True. ObamaKare, for example, will be free so what was I thinking?coyotes22;823815 wrote:If the government can create it, its free, no?
believer;823848 wrote:True. ObamaKare, for example, will be free so what was I thinking?
These are tough economic times coupled to record breaking federal deficits, my friend.stlouiedipalma;824007 wrote:Every First Lady, going back as far as I can remember, has had a "pet project". They have been free to pursue these projects for as long as I can remember. Ladybird Johnson's was beautifying America. Nancy Reagan's was the war on drugs. Laura Bush spoke out in favor of literacy programs. Now Michelle Obama is trying to do something concerning childhood obesity and now it's no longer OK for a sitting First Lady to pursue her project. While I can understand where that comes from, I can only shake my head that many of you are so blatant about it.
believer;824188 wrote:These are tough economic times coupled to record breaking federal deficits, my friend.
The Prez and his wife ought to be setting the example. When the Prez stops chowing down on hot dogs and his wife stops taking extravagant Spanish vacations on the public dole, I'll stop criticizing Michelle's "pet project."
The Obama's blatant disregard for common sense in this situation opens them up to the scrutiny...and rightfully so.
believer;824188 wrote:These are tough economic times coupled to record breaking federal deficits, my friend.
The Prez and his wife ought to be setting the example. When the Prez stops chowing down on hot dogs and his wife stops taking extravagant Spanish vacations on the public dole, I'll stop criticizing Michelle's "pet project."
The Obama's blatant disregard for common sense in this situation opens them up to the scrutiny...and rightfully so.
stlouiedipalma;824007 wrote:Every First Lady, going back as far as I can remember, has had a "pet project". They have been free to pursue these projects for as long as I can remember. Ladybird Johnson's was beautifying America. Nancy Reagan's was the war on drugs. Laura Bush spoke out in favor of literacy programs. Now Michelle Obama is trying to do something concerning childhood obesity and now it's no longer OK for a sitting First Lady to pursue her project. While I can understand where that comes from, I can only shake my head that many of you are so blatant about it.
