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.
Can’t stand to look at this idiot woman.
JUST THINK ALL THOSE MEETINGS IN THE HOUSE I FINALLY GET TO GET OFF MY KNEES AND BEND OVER
most corrupt bunch ever
so much for wealth equality LOL
off the backs of the working poor! their pay needs to be cut to nothing! they have enough money already! if they don’t like it ? do us all a favor and quit!!!!!
This is why Obama hasn’t been Impeached
Just goes to show you how corrupt they are
Igor a pair of pliers please i want this bitch to suck on a ear of corn and think of the days she ate high on the hog.By the way the ear of corn came from the outhouse
Meds and injections cost a lot to keep her face from collapsing. Her brain gave it up long ago.
Tony Cruz,those botox treatments have leaked into her brain destroying it completely…