Show The Last Man to Get a Pay Increase Congress r reportedly is all set to give the president of the United States a pay increase increase arid and its it's time The president president dent will be about the last person to get one V Present salary of was set in 1 1909 09 At that time prices were low In rn terms of today's purchasing sing power that salary in 1909 was equivalent equivalent lent to about today Nor is that the whole story In 1909 there was no no federal income tax The president got the whole Today the president dent pays a federal income tax of almost Actually the president of the United States State is less well off today than ever in inthis this nations nation's history Even back when the United States began the presidential salary was at that time mighty big pay Formerly presidents were able to save lave something on their salary AcI According According Ac Ac- I cording to reports by the time President I dent nt Truman pays the Vl White ite House food bill other White House expenses j I j I A and his income taxes he has only about a year left and out of this he must buy clothes for his family and himself Obviously Mr Truman saves mighty little out of his salary It is proposed to increase the presidents president's presidents president's presidents president's dents dent's sal salary ry from to Actually that would only mean a net gain to the president of about because he would have to pay more in income taxes It is little enough in the way of a pay increase We hope congress votes it without delay |