Message of the Day – Upward Mobility
The Chicago Tribune’s John Kass offers a factoid about Michelle Obama miraculous 2.6-fold increase in income after her husband won his U.S. Senate seat in his column Sunday.
“There are two kinds of politicians:
- those without personal wealth, and those with personal wealth.
- Those with money don’t need politics to make more.
Michelle Obama
“Those without money need friends as they climb the ladder of public service.
“Michelle Obama had such friends.
“She was making $121,910 a year in 2004 as a lobbyist for the University of Chicago hospitals.
“But two months after her husband took office as a U.S. senator, she was promoted.
“Her income zoomed to $316,962 a year.Michelle Obama had such friends.
“She was making $121,910 a year in 2004 as a lobbyist for the University of Chicago hospitals.
“But two months after her husband took office as a U.S. senator, she was promoted.
“Her income zoomed to $316,962 a year.”
