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.
NOT GOOD !!!
from us.
Makes sense on why we are all poor.!!!!!!
The socialist Democrats always come out and talk about the rich taking from the poor and they should pay more taxes. I guess they mean only conservative rich and not the many Democrat rich. Lets go after the Democrats and have them pay more, then watch them scream. Pelosi and Reid would be the first I would increase taxes on. They both have it and should share it with the poor, don’t you think?
C’mon everyone! Stop with the pictures of that ugly witch already! I’m wearing out my toilet’s flush valve!
How many were lewyers
Clean house wake up America.
obama the worst p***k ever he must be taken out of the white house by force if that is what it takes to save america
yepper
It still doesn’t make them good looking.