Obama 2010: “I do think at a certain point you’ve made enough money”

[Kosh]

Current net worth: $40M.
Barack Obama's base salary is $207,800 per year. He is granted a host of benefits that add up to more than the pension payment itself. He is allowed office space and communications systems paid for by taxpayers. Fiscal year 2018 budget requests for Obama include $536,000 for office space for former President Barack Obama.

So when will Obama have earned enough?

How Much Does the U.S. President Make for Retirement?

Glad to see the Great Obama is doing well

Obama is a typical wealthy Liberal elitist which is why I did not vote for him nor Kerry nor Hillary. How dare a politician push policy that limits or caps others on their income generating opportunities and, at the same time, do not hold themselves to the same standards? That is a socialist mindset replete with redistribution of wealth mentality.... very Anti-American.

Where did the Great Obama ever cap income?

See the far left just ignored everything that happened under Obama!

Obama imposes limits on executive pay

 

[Witchit]

Current net worth: $40M.
Barack Obama's base salary is $207,800 per year. He is granted a host of benefits that add up to more than the pension payment itself. He is allowed office space and communications systems paid for by taxpayers. Fiscal year 2018 budget requests for Obama include $536,000 for office space for former President Barack Obama.

So when will Obama have earned enough?

How Much Does the U.S. President Make for Retirement?

At a certain point. Let’s chat again when he’s a multi-billionaire. He is still what is considered to be ‘modestly wealthy.’

 

[Witchit]

$44,000 a month for office space?

Better question: what does a guy with no job need an office for in the first place?

Maybe he's depressed that nobody pays attention to him anymore, goes into his office to avoid feeling like a loser.

So using DJT’s standard, Twitter. I scrolled down Obama’s feed, and in a very short time I found six posts with well over one million likes. Trump has never done that. Nowhere near.

People are still paying plenty of attention to Obama. They always will. History will be very kind to him. Trump, not so much.

 

[Theowl32]

Just like in the old Soviet Union, America's Communist Political Elites live very well. Only average Citizens suffer under Communism.

Bingo, and that is why it is in fact FEUDALISM renamed.

 

[SeaGal]

Here is the full context of Obama's quote, which has nothing to do with personal income:

We’re not, we’re not trying to push financial reform because we begrudge success that’s fairly earned. I mean, I do think at a certain point you’ve made enough money. But, you know, part of the American way is, you know, you can just keep on making it if you’re providing a good product or providing good service. We don’t want people to stop fulfilling the core responsibilities of the financial system to help grow our economy.

Unfortunately that paragraph may not portray the message you hoped it would...it only further reveals Obama's inner social justice warrior where capitalism is the 'de debil', and the definitions of 'fairly earned', as well as 'good product', 'good service' and 'core responsibilities of the financial system' are determined by what he 'thinks' rather than by law and market forces.

Applying his own words it is apparent that Obama 'thinks' that he has not yet 'fairly earned' 'enough money' by providing a 'good product' and 'good service' while fulfilling his 'core responsibilities'. However, millions of Americans would disagree and 'think' him to be a fraud.

 

[easyt65]

Current net worth: $40M.
Barack Obama's base salary is $207,800 per year. He is granted a host of benefits that add up to more than the pension payment itself. He is allowed office space and communications systems paid for by taxpayers. Fiscal year 2018 budget requests for Obama include $536,000 for office space for former President Barack Obama.

So when will Obama have earned enough?

How Much Does the U.S. President Make for Retirement?

He didn't MAKE that ... but he has no problem TAKING that.

 

[LeftofLeft]

Current net worth: $40M.
Barack Obama's base salary is $207,800 per year. He is granted a host of benefits that add up to more than the pension payment itself. He is allowed office space and communications systems paid for by taxpayers. Fiscal year 2018 budget requests for Obama include $536,000 for office space for former President Barack Obama.

So when will Obama have earned enough?

How Much Does the U.S. President Make for Retirement?

Glad to see the Great Obama is doing well

Obama is a typical wealthy Liberal elitist which is why I did not vote for him nor Kerry nor Hillary. How dare a politician push policy that limits or caps others on their income generating opportunities and, at the same time, do not hold themselves to the same standards? That is a socialist mindset replete with redistribution of wealth mentality.... very Anti-American.

Where did the Great Obama ever cap income?

Pushing policy can also be thought of as an advocacy. You don’t admonish the notion of other people making as much as they can or keeping as much as the can while giving yourself a pass. This is the liberal elite mentality:

 

[rightwinger]

Current net worth: $40M.
Barack Obama's base salary is $207,800 per year. He is granted a host of benefits that add up to more than the pension payment itself. He is allowed office space and communications systems paid for by taxpayers. Fiscal year 2018 budget requests for Obama include $536,000 for office space for former President Barack Obama.

So when will Obama have earned enough?

How Much Does the U.S. President Make for Retirement?

Glad to see the Great Obama is doing well

Obama is a typical wealthy Liberal elitist which is why I did not vote for him nor Kerry nor Hillary. How dare a politician push policy that limits or caps others on their income generating opportunities and, at the same time, do not hold themselves to the same standards? That is a socialist mindset replete with redistribution of wealth mentality.... very Anti-American.

Where did the Great Obama ever cap income?

See the far left just ignored everything that happened under Obama!

Obama imposes limits on executive pay

If you didn’t want to cap executive pay, you did not have to accept the Government bailout

The Great Obama knew what he was doing

 

[rightwinger]

Current net worth: $40M.
Barack Obama's base salary is $207,800 per year. He is granted a host of benefits that add up to more than the pension payment itself. He is allowed office space and communications systems paid for by taxpayers. Fiscal year 2018 budget requests for Obama include $536,000 for office space for former President Barack Obama.

So when will Obama have earned enough?

How Much Does the U.S. President Make for Retirement?

Glad to see the Great Obama is doing well

Obama is a typical wealthy Liberal elitist which is why I did not vote for him nor Kerry nor Hillary. How dare a politician push policy that limits or caps others on their income generating opportunities and, at the same time, do not hold themselves to the same standards? That is a socialist mindset replete with redistribution of wealth mentality.... very Anti-American.

Where did the Great Obama ever cap income?

Pushing policy can also be thought of as an advocacy. You don’t admonish the notion of other people making as much as they can or keeping as much as the can while giving yourself a pass. This is the liberal elite mentality:

Where did the Great Obama ever advocate capping how much you can make?

Show me

 

[Moonglow]

Current net worth: $40M.
Barack Obama's base salary is $207,800 per year. He is granted a host of benefits that add up to more than the pension payment itself. He is allowed office space and communications systems paid for by taxpayers. Fiscal year 2018 budget requests for Obama include $536,000 for office space for former President Barack Obama.

So when will Obama have earned enough?

How Much Does the U.S. President Make for Retirement?

Why don't you ask him?
I doubt he hangs around on USMB though...

 

[blastoff]

Don't think Barry or any former president should be getting the annual funds they're currently raking in. Former presidents can make piles with book deals, speeches, etc., so let them fund whatever they're up to post president themselves.

Do think they deserve Secret Service protection in retirement, but I'd only fund a small one-year staff to help transition back into private life.

 

[GHook93]

Current net worth: $40M.
Barack Obama's base salary is $207,800 per year. He is granted a host of benefits that add up to more than the pension payment itself. He is allowed office space and communications systems paid for by taxpayers. Fiscal year 2018 budget requests for Obama include $536,000 for office space for former President Barack Obama.

So when will Obama have earned enough?

How Much Does the U.S. President Make for Retirement?

It happens with every elitist socialist. Hugo Chavez went from popper to the Presidency. He didn’t make much. Yet over his time as President he managed to accumulate so
much wealth he died as a billionaire!


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[rightwinger]

Don't think Barry or any former president should be getting the annual funds they're currently raking in. Former presidents can make piles with book deals, speeches, etc., so let them fund whatever they're up to post president themselves.

Do think they deserve Secret Service protection in retirement, but I'd only fund a small one-year staff to help transition back into private life.

They do fund their personal business expenses

Taxpayers fund expenses related to running an office to handle duties of an ex president

 

[Dschrute3]

Just like in the old Soviet Union, America's Communist Political Elites live very well. Only average Citizens suffer under Communism.

Thats because it was really state capitalism.
It was communism in name only.

No actual example of communism is ever accepted by the delusional left as communism.

The term "state capitalism" is an oxymoron. Under capitalism, the state doesn't get involved in the economy. When it does, we call that socialism/communism.

Most Communists/Democrats are what Lenin called Useful Idiots. They may refer to themselves as 'Socialists' or 'Progressives', but they're Communists. They're contributing to advancing the Communist Agenda.

 

[Rocko]

Don't think Barry or any former president should be getting the annual funds they're currently raking in. Former presidents can make piles with book deals, speeches, etc., so let them fund whatever they're up to post president themselves.

Do think they deserve Secret Service protection in retirement, but I'd only fund a small one-year staff to help transition back into private life.

They do fund their personal business expenses

Taxpayers fund expenses related to running an office to handle duties of an ex president

Correct me if I’m wrong, but obozo did decide to give himself a fat raise on the front, no?

 

[bripat9643]

Just like in the old Soviet Union, America's Communist Political Elites live very well. Only average Citizens suffer under Communism.

Thats because it was really state capitalism.
It was communism in name only.

what is 'state capitalism'?

It's socialism/communism that did the inevitable and swirled down the sewer.

 

[easyt65]

Did he ever say exactly what that point was?

Oh God, you know Michelle's got a media career waiting for Trump's demise.

Yeah, but that was before Trumpybear made the deal with the Devil!

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Devoid of facts, reality, evidence, the ability to accept the outcome of elections, snowflakes resort to doctored photo memes..... cute.

 

[Dschrute3]

So what's 'enough money' to Hussein? And why hasn't he donated most of his fortune to charity? Just another disingenuous Limousine Liberal. What a surprise.

 

[Ray From Cleveland]

Don't think Barry or any former president should be getting the annual funds they're currently raking in. Former presidents can make piles with book deals, speeches, etc., so let them fund whatever they're up to post president themselves.

Do think they deserve Secret Service protection in retirement, but I'd only fund a small one-year staff to help transition back into private life.

Given the fact that a President or ex President made a lot of enemies along the way and has all confidential and top secret information about this country, I do think we need to protect them with everything we got. If I remember correctly, Bill Clinton declined SS protection and I found that to be dangerous not only to himself, but the country as well.

 

[Ray From Cleveland]

Current net worth: $40M.
Barack Obama's base salary is $207,800 per year. He is granted a host of benefits that add up to more than the pension payment itself. He is allowed office space and communications systems paid for by taxpayers. Fiscal year 2018 budget requests for Obama include $536,000 for office space for former President Barack Obama.

So when will Obama have earned enough?

How Much Does the U.S. President Make for Retirement?

At a certain point. Let’s chat again when he’s a multi-billionaire. He is still what is considered to be ‘modestly wealthy.’

Yeah? Well then why did he want a tax increase only on those making 250K or more a year? Apparently he thought that was too much and government should take some of that money away from those citizens.

Now that we know what kind of loot DumBama makes, I wonder if he sent a thank you note to Trump for his tax break?