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US President earns roughly 300k euro a year

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  • 16-04-2009 6:50pm
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    mick.fr
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    400k USD exactly. Fair enough.
    How much does the Irish president earn a year for the statutory position?


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    snubbleste
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 31,117 ✭✭✭✭snubbleste


    When i have a question like that, i turn to a search engine and it tells me the answer

    Can you back up that the president of the USA receives exactly a salary of US$400,000?


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    Sam Vimes
    Registered Users Posts: 21,611 ✭✭✭✭Sam Vimes


    snubbleste wrote: »
    When i have a question like that, i turn to a search engine and it tells me the answer

    Can you back up that the president of the USA receives exactly a salary of US$400,000?

    http://lmgtfy.com/?q=how+much+does+the+US+president+earn


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    GLaDOS
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    Bolivia President Evo Morales $21,600
    Great Britain Prime Minister Gordon Brown $375,222
    France President Nicolas Sarkozy $346,000
    Germany Chancellor Angela Merkel $318,000
    Ireland Prime Minister Bertie Ahern $434,000
    Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe $248,500
    Russia President Vladimir Putin $81,000
    Singapore Premier Lee Hsien Loong $2.05 million
    United States President George W. Bush $400,000
    United States Vice President Dick Cheney $208,575

    From here: http://finance.yahoo.com/career-work/article/104029/Top-Earning-World-Leaders

    Slightly out of date I know but intersting

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    snubbleste
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    Cheers SamVimes, now can you answer the OP's question?


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    SV
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    I would hope at a quarter of that.. If she's lucky.
    But it's probably something stupidly high.


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    My name is URL
    Registered Users Posts: 25,068 ✭✭✭✭My name is URL


    I know Willie O'Dea earned more than Cheney. And that Conor Lenihan is worth more than the entire US Senate

    Not even surprising, sadly


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    mick.fr
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,974 ✭✭✭mick.fr


    Guys I appreciate the comments about the Google search
    But as far as I know this is a discussion forum and if I want to bring a legit discussion and have a chat with some peps about a specific subject...you see my point.

    Anyway back on topic I believe the Irish president is paid more than 300k euro.
    Which strikes me a bit knowing Ireland is such as little country to the US.
    I recently read somewhere that the Irish president was getting the highest pay in the world for a legit president. I don't know...Anyone?

    Cheers.


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    AntiRip
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    mick.fr wrote: »
    400k USD exactly. Fair enough.
    How much does the Irish president earn a year for the statutory position?


    On the Derek Mooney show today it said he earned over $2 million last year from his books alone, so the $400,000 is probably pocket money for the wife and kids, and Bo :)


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    AckwelFoley
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    MC Obama earned 3,000,000 last year before taxes.


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    mick.fr
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    AntiRip wrote: »
    On the Derek Mooney show today it said he earned over $2 million last year from his books alone, so the $400,000 is probably pocket money for the wife and kids, and Bo :)

    Yes but this is going off-topic now :D

    The 400k are for his statuary position as a president.
    Vice president is getting 220k


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    narwog81
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    Upward Spiral wrote: »
    I know Willie O'Dea earned more than Cheney. And that Conor Lenihan is worth more than the entire US Senate

    Not even surprising, sadly

    just to clarify:

    worth more or paid more?


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    Sam Vimes
    Registered Users Posts: 21,611 ✭✭✭✭Sam Vimes


    snubbleste wrote: »
    Cheers SamVimes, now can you answer the OP's question?

    No I cannot :P


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    Sam Vimes
    Registered Users Posts: 21,611 ✭✭✭✭Sam Vimes


    narwog81 wrote: »
    just to clarify:

    worth more or paid more?

    The statistic I heard was that he's paid more per person he represents than the entire US senate. He doesn't actually earn more than them


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    regob
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    the taoiseach earns more than the us president, i think the ops figures are wrong


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    Overheal
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    regob wrote: »
    the taoiseach earns more than the us president, i think the ops figures are wrong
    No you just hope theyre wrong.


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    stainluss
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    regob wrote: »
    the taoiseach earns more than the us president, i think the ops figures are wrong
    no, its a well known fact Irelands taoiseach earns more than the US president!
    complete disgrace if you ask me:the USA is the most well known country on the planet, theyre fighting wars on two fronts, the biggest economy to manage in the world, and countless other things,

    whereas the taoiseachs job involves taking sh1t from Enda K for a few days a week:p


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    Guy:Incognito
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    stainluss wrote: »
    no, its a well known fact Irelands taoiseach earns more than the US president!
    complete disgrace if you ask me:the USA is the most well known country on the planet, theyre fighting wars on two fronts, the biggest economy to manage in the world, and countless other things,

    whereas the taoiseachs job involves taking sh1t from Enda K for a few days a week:p

    Is that not a case for the Taoiseach getting a pay rise?


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    chillywilly
    Registered Users Posts: 2,793 ✭✭✭chillywilly


    ive got a couple of questions if someone could answer it......

    The government gave themselves a pay rise last year. What was there pay before they gave themselves a pay rise and what was it after?

    Then......the public sector pay cut means that they also get a pay cut.....so what is their pay now? Does it just work out as retracting their payrise?


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    Jimmy Carter
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    disgrace!


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    thee glitz
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    President Mary McAleese has announced she will take a voluntary 10 per cent pay cut in her annual salary of €325,508.
    ...


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    Jimmy Carter
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    thee glitz wrote: »
    ...

    The presidency should be abolished! f that


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    papajimsmooth
    Registered Users Posts: 779 ✭✭✭papajimsmooth


    Jimmy Carter wrote: »
    The presidency should be abolished! f that

    But who will shake the players hands at the all ireland:confused::confused:


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    Saibh
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    papajimsmooth wrote: »
    But who will shake the players hands at the all ireland:confused::confused:


    The president of the GAA


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    gurramok
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    Here's an updated chart
    http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/eee43b4e-1779-11de-8c9d-0000779fd2ac.html

    Brave Cowen took a forced 10% paycut recently.

    He at €257k is still the highest paid EU leader by a mile.


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    Agamemnon
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    Upward Spiral wrote: »
    I know Willie O'Dea earned more than Cheney.
    Yeah, but Willie's a much better shot.


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    Overheal
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    and you people let them get away with it, which is the saddest part of all.


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    ShooterSF
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    ScienceNerd wrote: »
    Bolivia President Evo Morales $21,600
    Great Britain Prime Minister Gordon Brown $375,222
    France President Nicolas Sarkozy $346,000
    Germany Chancellor Angela Merkel $318,000
    Ireland Prime Minister Bertie Ahern $434,000
    Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe $248,500
    Russia President Vladimir Putin $81,000
    Singapore Premier Lee Hsien Loong $2.05 million
    United States President George W. Bush $400,000
    United States Vice President Dick Cheney $208,575

    From here: http://finance.yahoo.com/career-work/article/104029/Top-Earning-World-Leaders

    Slightly out of date I know but intersting

    Wow :eek: how does one go about becoming leader of Singapore. Fuk me.

    Also on topic ya have to remember cost of living is higher in Ireland than the US :D


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    Guy:Incognito
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    €325k a year and they couldnt find anyone to run against her last time? :confused:


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    regob
    Registered Users Posts: 1,418 ✭✭✭regob


    its a joke how muchthe taoiseach is getting, he should take a pay cut


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    Terry
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    Overheal wrote: »
    and you people let them get away with it, which is the saddest part of all.
    Yeah.

    And don't get me started on these things...


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