Not to racially profile, but this makes me wonder. My guess would be that Barack’s a decent tipper, but M’chelle’s a different story. I’d put out a call for evidence one way or another from waiters and waitresses in the Chicago area, but that probably would be seen as bigotty.
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They only give to black people. That’s a lot telling I think.
The Obama’s just prove what is know… Leftists LOVE to talk about public works and charitable giving, but time and time again it is conservatives that walk the walk.
Well,what, you expect them to donate to medical research?
The Red Cross is a nice ecumenical choice. And the Salvation Army. Even one of those legal services to the poor thingers is relatively race-agnostic I think.
happy -it’s ’cause Whitey is Rich in his typically-silver-spoon-in-mouth way. I mean, Monolithically-speaking.
Dan – I do think this is out-of-bounds… even for Protein Wisdom – I mean, we shouldn’t really be contemplating Mitchell’s tips at all. It’s just not wholesome.
At least, this is the donations they claim on their taxes. But they have both worked for non-profits in the past — if not now.
Working for a non-profit is a charity?
“Working for a non-profit is a charity?”
Don’t people take pay cuts to do “rewarding” or “public interest” or whatever work for non-profits? I’d imagine it would be so for lawyers who graduated from elite schools and could be starting at like 150 at just about any big firm in NY.
Lending your name to a non-profit is co-branding when you’re a Chicago politician. It’s so not charity.
You cannot demonstrate that he took a pay cut.
That was resume filler.
But they have both worked for non-profits in the past  if not now.
Which non-profits?
…The Rezko Foundation for Real Estate Transactions Without Profit?
……..committed to putting real distance between the “Haves” and “Have-nots”
Personally, I have never itemized my charitable giving. I don’t take receipts for donations at the Salvation Army, etc. I’m lazy that way. If I ever got a huge pay raaise (or my husband did) and we started have the ability to give serious money, I think I’d change that practice of not keeping track.
“You cannot demonstrate that he took a pay cut.”
How do you mean? Shouldn’t be hard to figure out how much harvard grads get in the private sector.
“Which non-profits?”
She works for a hospital, he was a community organizer or something? — maybe that was before law school. Didn’t some other thread someone mention he worked for a nonprofit “public interest” firm that didn’t pay taxes?
someone mention he worked for a nonprofit “public interest†firm that didn’t pay taxes?
That was the Rezko thing.
“Non-Profit”… erm… doesn’t mean no profits were made… nor does it mean that incredible salaries weren’t paid. Just means that no dividends were/are paid out to owners or owners equity. They are still Profit-Driven orgs.
Working for a non–profit does not equal low pay.
Also, did you see that Reverend Jerry has to cancel all his preaching so Whitey don’t
hearkill him?I want to do charity work for a non-profit and get paid $300,000 a year.
You said it was a pay-cut, not a potential pay-cut as compared to what other students were able to achieve.
Liberal math is so fun.
“Working for a non–profit does not equal low pay.”
Oh I see.
“Also, did you see that Reverend Jerry has to cancel all his preaching so Whitey don’t hear kill him?”
They’ll just be stuck repeating the clips they already have.
“You said it was a pay-cut, not a potential pay-cut as compared to what other students were able to achieve.”
Starting at NYC biglaw is over 150 these days pretty much across the board. Taking another job has that as an opportunity cost for people who easily could get those jobs. Whats “liberal math” about opportunity costs? Thats a pretty standard analysis that decisionmakers in business and elsewhere use, no?
Sure, Darla, and just imagine the pay cut they’ll take going to the White House. It’s charity!
You sound unconvinced. Yet there have been numerous scandals about the overly padded salaries some senior people receive at non-profits. And then there are the perks, the non-cash benefits.
A non-profit needs to attract revenue from voluntary donors. They do that by shmoozing them. That takes more than just money, since the whole point is to cause money to flow into the non-profit at a faster rate than it flows out.
So, what they market is prestige. That means the donors get to have their pictures taken with people more famous and more popular than they are.
And you don’t attract i>those people to be full-time representatives for your non-profit, by paying them a ham sandwich on a paper plate.
“Sure, Darla, and just imagine the pay cut they’ll take going to the White House. It’s charity!”
I’m sure that presidenting can be leveraged to other financial benefits like speaking and writing books.
It certainly is public service work — Judge Luttig quit the fourth circuit for private practice claiming financial pressures. There’s your opportunity cost to advancing the Federalist society project.
“You sound unconvinced.”
I am. Public interest work doesn’t mean lower pay than private sector work. Plus you get to meet famous and rich people. And schmooze them. And then there’s the warm fuzzies you feel at the end of the day. Or you can give to charity and go to the fundraiser ball.
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I overtip because black women are supposedly the crappiest tippers in the world. I am very insecure and reactionary about it. Which makes for very happy waiters/cab drivers/et. al.
Hey, btw, the lovely woman over at “Villainous Company” has finally reaffirmed my faith in conservatism with this lovely, lovely post
. She should be officially crowned High Priestess of All Conservatives because she is consistently brilliant.
Okay my html tagging skills are sad. You have to scroll up should you follow the link.
Lisa, as a former bartender, I salute you. Black women can be pretty bad tippers – but so can many otherfemale types – especially lawyers, nurses, and teachers.
I once had a co-worker (black male) run OUT the front door after a (really) bad (black) tipper to throw the change at the person as they left. He called to them that his bus fare to work was more than that.
He could, of course, get away with it. BECAUSE OF THE MELANIN.
Starting at NYC biglaw is over 150 these days pretty much across the board.
Michelle Obama made $350k/yr working for that non-profit hospital. That is right, over twice the comparable salary for a private firm. My heart bleeds for her sacrifice.
“That is right, over twice the comparable salary for a private firm. ”
I said starting. For an 07 grad. She’s an 88 grad.
Did you hear about the waiter who was also a circumcision doctor?
Whatever. Judging from their house, cars, clothes, staff and portfolio, I would say the Obama’s been profiting, whether anybody else has or not.
“Judging from their house, cars, clothes, staff and portfolio, I would say the Obama’s been profiting, whether anybody else has or not”
They’re a two lawyer couple from an elite school. If they stay reasonably on track in their careers, they’ll of course be doing quite well. At that level its really just a matter of how well off.