One-hundred-forty-one people are paid more than a $100,000 per year in the Obama White House, according to the 2011 White House salary report released Friday. Another 201 people on the staff of 454 have compensation ranging from $50,000 to $100,000.

That’s a jump from the final year of President George W. Bush’s administration when 130 people received more than $100,000, and 137 people were paid between $50,000 and $100,000.

The pay is good, especially when those staffers help govern a country with a stalled economy with a 9.1 percent unemployment rate, deficit spending and a debt of at least $14 trillion.

But it is far less than what most of the employees graduate to when they move to civil service jobs — complete with a bump-up for local cost-of-living — or to lobbying firms on K Street.

Neither Obama nor Vice President Joe Biden are part of the payroll.

In Bush’s 2008 White House salary report, the two lowest-paid of 447 staffers struggled home with $33,400 per year. Another 100 people paid less than $40,000, out of total payroll of $33,193,021. (GOP senator says Obama ‘phoning it in’)

Obama’s White House is more generous with the taxpayer’s money. Not counting three unpaid employees, no one on Obama’s staff is paid less than $40,000. The two lowest-paid staffers take home $41,000.

Obama doesn't care, it's not his money.

Question: Do you also disagree with "Defense" spending?

thats a broad area... i think it could be shaved off about 50% and still be able to defend this country...

But they are working so hard. And just need more time for things to turn around. <sarcasm>