The World

Butlers

Fair Game contributor Chelsea Peretti investigates America’s ongoing butler shortage.

The recession is hitting folks hard with the constant worry about paying for groceries and gas. But recession, schma-session. The population of the extremely wealthy is growing according a study released last week by The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. And those newly monied people are suffering their own crisis: a butler shortage. A butler’s salary can start at $70,000 and go up to $125,000. Chelsea Peretti thought that was worthy of a Fair Game investigation.