And that’s more than the Obamas’ part-time dog trainer gets: $102,000
Via Telegraph.
His hair may be thinning, but French President Francois Hollande employs a barber on a salary of £99,000 a year, it has emerged.
The revelation in the weekly newspaper, Le Canard Enchaîné, on Wednesday sparked jibes about “shampoo socialism” — and speculation that the president has had implants to stop his hairline receding further.
The disclosure caused particular shock because Mr Hollande came to power on a Left-wing platform, promising to be a “normal president” who would mark a break with the “extravagance” of his conservative predecessor, Nicolas Sarkozy, and his model wife, Carla Bruni….
Mr Sarkozy was mocked for spending more than £6,600 a month on a personal make-up artist, but commentators noted that Mr Hollande’s barber has surpassed even that, earning as much as a government minister — nearly £8,500 a month, which will total almost half a million by the end of his contract….
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Dandruff socialism is desirable? Doesn’t address the point. Versailles socialism is a better description.