For the first time in history, the majority of members of Congress are millionaires.
We’re also witnessing the the most corrupt US government we’ve ever seen.
Gee, think there could be a connection?
For the first time in history, a majority of lawmakers in Congress are millionaires at a time when Americans feel that Congress and those in the “Boomtown” that is Washington, D.C. are becoming more removed from their everyday lives.
According to a Center for Responsive Politics’s analysis of “the personal financial disclosure data from 2012 of the 534 current members,” 268 lawmakers in Congress had an average net worth of at least $1 million. That was up from 257 from the year before.The Center for Responsive Politics found that the “median net worth for all House members was $896,000 (Democrats averaged $929,000 to Republicans’ $884,000) and, for Senators, $2.5 million.” In the Senate, “the median net worth for Senate Democrats was $1.7 million, down from $2.4 million in 2011; for Republicans: $2.9 million, up from $2.5 million in 2011.” According to the report, “the median for congressional Democrats was $1.04 million and, for Republicans, $1 million.”
Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) is the wealthiest lawmaker in Congress with a reported average net worth of $464 million in 2012 and the “least-wealthy member was Rep. David Valadao (R-Calif.), who reported an average net worth of negative $12.1 million.” According to the Center, Valadao is in debt “due to loans for his family’s dairy farm.”
To calculate the net worth of members of Congress, “the Center added together members’ significant assets, such as corporate bonds and stocks, then subtracted major liabilities such as loans, credit card debt and property mortgages.” The average net worth of each lawmaker in Congress can be found here.
While they get richer .. the people get poorer and have to work harder!! I call BS to the government!!
The snake’s latest facelift, still the ugliest thing on two feet
I’m like you Faye, I think there is alittle graft going on???
THIS HO, NEEDS TO GO! TIME AMERICANS TAKES BACK OUR WHITR HOUSE FROM THIS TYRANT AND THE CRIMINAL ACTIVITY GOING ON IN THE SENATE FROM GUN TRAFFICKING TO TARGETING RACES AND PEOPLES BELIEFS TO THE IRS TO HARASS, AND HARRY REIDS DEBACLE IN LAS VEGAS AND THE FACT OF 6 YEARS OF LIES AND TREASON FROM OBAMA, THE FACT THAT HE WOULD WANT TO SPEND 382 BILLION ON MORE GUN CONTROL WHEN THE DEBT CEILING IS HANGING ON A TWIG LIKE THE HEALTH CARE,JOBS ,EVERYTHING THIS RAT BASTARD GOT REELECTED ON, HE HAS LIED ABOUT DOING. HE AND LEYLAND LEE , SENATOR TRAFICKING WEAPONS FOR YEARS
THEY NEED TO BE IMPEACHED, SDNATOR FROM CALIFORNIA SHOULD HAVE BEEN FIRED AND IN JAIL, WE NEED TO IF BY FOR RIDD AMERICA OF THE OBAMA REGEIME!
Please stop showing her ugly face. She is a disgrace to plastic surgeons everywhere.
follow all of the lost money and you will find it.
Now you know where all that lost money going to HA!
And she thinks that they are under paid!
She looks like Mr. Ed when she smiles.