Many people may have heard that solar panels pay for themselves in the long term of energy consumption, but they can also pay for themselves in the added value of a house. The premium added to a solar-powered house is about $4 to $5 per watt of power produced.
The first lady (or, to be politically correct, first spouse, since thereâs a chance a man may hold the title next year) receives no salary for any work she undertakes while her husband is in officeâa situation that hasnât changed, even as the role has evolved from hostess to political powerhouse.
(Newser) â President Obama is paid $400,000 a year to jet around the globe, shake hands, sign legislation, and sprout several new gray hairs. His wife, who will fly to Maryland today for a clinic for war veterans before hosting a poetry event at the White House, doesn't collect a wage at all. But she should, writes Gregory Krieg at Policy.Mic. In fact, the president should request an income for Michelle Obama and all future first spouses in the next White House budget ... because it would send a powerful signal that equal pay is an important principle at the highest level of government, Krieg writes.