Today in Human Geography we discussed how the people in the US government actually don't make that much money. In fact, a person who works at coaching a football team earns more than most people in the government. This is because most people who go into the government already have all the money they need, but is it really worth it taking an average salary for a risky job? That is up to debate.
Also, here are some notes I took:
Aristocrats were the members of the ruling class.They attended symposiums meetings were the elite men would enjoy win and poetry, performances by dancers and acrobats. Politics were an exclusive club back then. Not only that, but no women were allowed (except staff), no middle class people and no slaves. Sometimes even some aristocrats were excluded. Some aristocrats where even able to form alliances with some soldiers, and created a center of their own power; attempting to take over the current government. These solders were called "hoplites".
Obama is definitely rich by my standards... he's just not Trump rich, or Bloomberg rich, or Clinton rich, or Bush rich. http://heavy.com/news/2015/11/barack-obama-net-worth-height-age-twitter-wife-michelle-kids-sasha-malia-president-money-salary-pension-books-rich/
ReplyDeleteOf the 20 people on the list of 2016 presidential candidates, Obama would be in the lower half. The only ones who aren't millionaires are Sanders, Rubio, and O'Malley. http://www.forbes.com/sites/afontevecchia/2015/09/29/forbes-2016-presidential-candidate-net-worth-list/#623f5ff4435d