White House staff safe from Obama tax hike
Written on July 7, 2009
President Barack Obama’s White House staff appears to be safe from a tax increase, for now.
The White House on Wednesday issued its annual report to Congress listing the salaries of all staff, revealing that everyone gets paid less than $200,000.
During the election campaign, Obama promised no income tax increase for anyone making under $250,000.
The report, which did not include the president’s salary, showed that David Marcozzi, the director of public health policy, is the top paid White House staffer at $192,934 a year, with better-known figures such as Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel and Senior Advisor David Axelrod getting $172,200 cash advance.
Obama froze all salaries above $100,000 upon taking office, affecting 146 staff members including his personal aide Reggie Love, who is paid $102,000 a year.
Other notables are Robert Gibbs, the White House press secretary, and National Economic Council director Lawrence Summers — both at $172,200- - and Nancy-Ann DeParle, director of the White House office for health care reform, at $158,500.
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