Slapping the Pay Cuffs on Execs

Staff / Truthdig Feb 4, 2009 Amending current TARP rules and regulations, President Obama is expected to put a $500,000 cap on executive salaries at companies that receive large amounts of bailout funds. It would mean major pay cuts for the likes of Bank of America CEO Kenneth Lewis, who took home more than $20 million in 2007. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Big Shots

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Chief Justice Wants More Money

Staff / Truthdig Jan 1, 2007 Chief Justice John Roberts made judicial pay the sole focus of his annual report, calling for a "substantial salary increase" for federal judges. Federal district judges currently earn the same amount as members of Congress -- $165,200 a year. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Rep. Emanuel Makes Satirical Mincemeat of White House Salaries

Staff / Truthdig Jul 12, 2006 Responding to a recently published list of White House salaries--including $100,000 a year for the "director for lessons learned," Rep. Rahm Emanuel (D-Ill.) ran through a few "lessons" the White House apparently missed. Money quote: "When you've 'turned the corner' in Iraq more times than Danica Patrick at the Indy 500, it means you are going in circles." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Most Overpaid White House Staffers

Staff / Truthdig Jul 12, 2006 The National Journal just published the new salary list for Oval Office employees, and Think Progress deliciously singled out a few who definitely aren't earning their money. For instance: Deborah Nirmala Misir, the ethics advisor, earns $114,688; Stuart Baker, director for lessons learned, earns $106,641. There's a "director for lessons learned"? Where's his office? A solitary confinement box at Guantanamo? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Heckuva Job’ Brownie Takes the Money and Runs

Staff / Truthdig Jan 26, 2006 Former FEMA head Mike Brown stayed on full salary as a consultant in the wake of his disastrous disaster leadership But now that he's cashed his checks, he won't cooperate in the Senate investigation | storyPerhaps he's too busy mucking out Arabian horse stalls . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )