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.
Millionaires don’t take jobs that the financial gain and power is peanuts. They are there for greed, power and ego’s In return they receive the golden parachute, the greatest of health care, and insider trading opportunities, all for sitting in meetings for a few hours 120 days a year. yes, they are pretty smart. They are so smart, they have it fixed where you have to be a millionaire to even get into their club of running for office. It is called a Lock.
Payed to do harm to the American people it’s all about the money
She just makes you want to vomit!
She needs her Money & Attention on a daily basis. Puke!!
I have nothing against millionaires who have worked hard to get there. I do have trouble with these lazy scum who are stealing our money! And keep on stealing more . We the people have to change things!
They are laughing at us all the way, need to get rid of them NOW!!!!!!
They are millionaires because they have stolen ” We the People” blind.
Crooks
sickening! I cannot wait for THEIR TIME BEFORE GOD!!!
Have to get rid of them andf put in reghular people