[Strategerist]

Yep, even one brain neuron devoted for one second to Presidential (or Congressional) salaries is a monumental waste of time. I'd set all of the above to a million, personally. It's utterly irrelevant to the budget, cuts to $40,000 would limit a position to the independently wealthy, and an added issue is that for any government position, when your pay doesn't match your power, it vastly increases corruption.

Presidential and Congressional pay is an obsession of the stupid and clueless.

I'd argue that even discussing the elimination of cabinet departments in the current budget climate is a gigantic waste of time. Basically, if you're not talking Social Security, Medicare/Medicaid, Defense, and Taxes you're wasting your time.

[Avid Coug]

“Presidential and Congressional pay is an obsession of the stupid and clueless.”

On the other hand, taking away Moochelle’s perpetual vacation budget would make us all feel better.