Why I Don't Trust Barack Obama's Math
At a press conference today, 15 July 2011, the President said he was,
You may want to reschedule that party, Barry. You birthday isn't July 22nd, it's August 4th.
He also said,
Yeah, like he needs them. As president, he earns $400,000 year, with a pension valued at $197,000.
Last year, he and the First Lady reported their adjusted gross income as $1,728,096. They paid $453,770 in taxes, and donated $245,075 to charity.
That still left them with 1.2 million dollars to scrimp by on.
Filing status married, joint return, two dependent children. If you leave out the dog, that 1.2 million breaks out to be $257,312.75 per person in his household.
And, if he portioned out that 257K as a weekly allowance to each of his girls, that would be $4,948.32 a week.
Did I mention that he gets $500,000 per year for expenses? That'll buy lots of pencils and paper to work out the budget on.
Maybe I'm just being overly sensitive, but I think someone who is a millionaire has no business thinking about personal Medicare benefits. Or AARP discounts.
Of course, under his health care reforms, his Medicare taxes do go up. Nah, doesn't make me feel any better.
Yes, I know he was probably making a joke, with the pretense of trying to present himself as being able to relate to the rest of us.
But it's still not funny. Not to me. And hopefully not to others, either.
Once again, here's proof that people who have no idea what life is like for the rest of us, are making decisions that screw up out lives.
I can understand getting one of your kids birthdays wrong--which he's done, and so have I--but forgetting your own? Not good. Especially if you've gone through 49 of them already!
I wonder when the early onset Alzheimer's rumors will start?
"turning 50 in a week, so I'm starting to think a little bit more about Medicare eligibility."
You may want to reschedule that party, Barry. You birthday isn't July 22nd, it's August 4th.
He also said,
"Yeah, I'm going to get my AARP card soon, and the discounts."
Yeah, like he needs them. As president, he earns $400,000 year, with a pension valued at $197,000.
Last year, he and the First Lady reported their adjusted gross income as $1,728,096. They paid $453,770 in taxes, and donated $245,075 to charity.
That still left them with 1.2 million dollars to scrimp by on.
Filing status married, joint return, two dependent children. If you leave out the dog, that 1.2 million breaks out to be $257,312.75 per person in his household.
And, if he portioned out that 257K as a weekly allowance to each of his girls, that would be $4,948.32 a week.
Did I mention that he gets $500,000 per year for expenses? That'll buy lots of pencils and paper to work out the budget on.
Maybe I'm just being overly sensitive, but I think someone who is a millionaire has no business thinking about personal Medicare benefits. Or AARP discounts.
Of course, under his health care reforms, his Medicare taxes do go up. Nah, doesn't make me feel any better.
Yes, I know he was probably making a joke, with the pretense of trying to present himself as being able to relate to the rest of us.
But it's still not funny. Not to me. And hopefully not to others, either.
Once again, here's proof that people who have no idea what life is like for the rest of us, are making decisions that screw up out lives.
I can understand getting one of your kids birthdays wrong--which he's done, and so have I--but forgetting your own? Not good. Especially if you've gone through 49 of them already!
I wonder when the early onset Alzheimer's rumors will start?
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