Pay Raises For White House Employees

While the rest of the country has had to scale back to struggle though a fluttering economy, White House employees seem to be doing just fine as long as Obama is in control of the pay scale.  The following is a list of only the 20 highest pay raises afforded to those in the White House and should make any hard-working American angry at the underhandedness of the government. This is not to say that these workers do not earn their wages by their hard work. The timing, however, could not come at a worse time as we, as a country are in the middle of a recession, our credit rating has taken a beating, and unemployment is hovering on a national scale of about nine and a half percent. We are talking $578,041.00 annually between 20 individuals who, most likely are not doing what is best for the day to day operations of the government. Take a good look at this list and if it does not sound right to you, let your voice be known in order to take control back as a people.

Matthew Vogel- Special Asst. for Economic Policy  $71,400 to $130,000                         83% increase
Heather Zichal-   Dep. Asst. for Energy and Climate Change  $100,000 to $140,000         40% increase
Kevin Lewis -     Director of African-American Media  $42,000 to $78,000                       86% increase
Elizabeth Olsen- Spec.Asst. to Pres.& Dir.of Pres.Correspondence $76,500 to $110,000  44% increase
Jessica Wright-  Dep. Asst. to Pres. & Dir. of Scheduling   $96,900 to$130,000                34% increase
Lauren Paige-    Spec. Asst. to Pres.&Dir. of Message Planning $62,000 to $95,000         53% increase
Elizabeth Nelson- Deputy Director of Scheduling   $45,900 to $75,000                             63% increase
Ashley Tate-Gilmore-  Director of Travel Office      $45,900 to $75,000                            63% increase
Carlos Monje Jr.- Spec.Asst.to Pres.& C.O.S.of Dom.Policy Control $91,800-$120,000   31% increase
David Cusak-    Dep.Asst.to Pres.& Dir.of Advance&Operations $130,500-$158,500       27% increase
Jonathan Samuels-Dep.Asst.to Pres.for Legisl.Affairs&House Liason $130,500-158,500 21% increase
Thomas Vietor- Sen.Dir.&National Security Staff Spokesman   $78,000 to $105,000       35% increase
Frederico Gardaphe-  Deputy Director                                        $50,000 to $75,000          50% increase
Denis McDonough-  Asst.to Pres.&Dep.Nat.Security Advisor  $147,500 to $172,200       17% increase
Johanna Maska-   Dep.Dir.of Advance&Dir. of Press Advance  $56,100 to $80,000         43% increase
Kwesi Cobbina-   Chief of Staff,Office of Legislative Affairs   $42,000 to $65,000           55% increase
Semonti Stephens-  Deputy Communications Director            $53,550 to $75,000             40% increase
Amanda Anderson-  Senior Legislative Affairs Advisor       $60,000 to $80,000               33% increase
Stacy Koo-    Deputy Chief of Staff for Pres. Personnel     $55,000 to $75,000                  36% increase
Andrea Turk-   Director of Information Services                  $50,000 to $70,000                 40% increase

Some of these jobs may look legit, but there are those that I am sure are really not needed and whose pay scales have just gotten much nicer in a recession that is dragging a lot of the country down. The top of our government has got to be held fiscally responsible and that does not mean throwing away $578,041 annually for raises to people that have not truly done their job to the best of their ability. http://www.factcheck.org/2011/08/top-20-white-house-raises