A cavalier disregard for the people

Perhaps it is a little too simplistic for the lofty minds of the decision makers in Washington DC. to suggest that the President could make a few cuts to his use of the Secret Service so that the People's House could remain open to the people.

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Interestingly, those agents aren't losing their jobs. According to Politico, they will be reassigned to other posts to prevent overtime pay. Well, I should think so. At $50.00 per hour regular pay, overtime pay hard to justify, although it seems that overtime has been standard operating procedure. With 37 agents working 40 hour weeks for 52 weeks a year that's $2000 weekly per agent or $74,000 per week. It seems a President, interested in being the people's President would make access to the White House a priority perhaps forgoing one vacation trip a year. The reality is that the cuts are designed to bring the people to their knees. Hitting them where it hurts. The White House has even refused the offer of private donors to fund the cost of the Secret Service to continue the tours. The only conclusion a thinking person can reach is that there is no desire to solve the problem. All there is a cavalier disregard for the people. Mrs. Carolyn Brown

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