Wednesday, January 11, 2012

WHERE'S THE MONEY

Another year and more frustration. The Bills are higher and the pension is cold (that means frozen).

A couple of neighbors have sung the same tune.  One, with high hopes, checked on line to see if anyone was enjoying a better situation. 


Here is what he found:


Salary of retired US Presidents ...............$450,000    
Salary of House/Senate members ..........$174,000 
Salary of Speaker of the House ..............$223,500  
Salary of Majority/Minority Leaders ........$193,400 

Average salary of a soldier DEPLOYED IN AFGHANISTAN
-     $38,000


Average income for Seniors on SOCIAL SECURITY                  $12,000

Wow!  Well some people  are doing better!  

Maybe we should rethink "Frozen".  It could be worse, but let's hope for greener days ahead.

1 comment:

Jersey Chief said...

It appears that the numbers reported in this post arenot correct. A friend did some research, at least on the President, and learned the pension is $179K or $189K. I now have a lower number to dream about, but glad to post the correct dollar amount.