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.
This is exactly why we should remove every one of them from office. And we should revoke their so called pension checks too, give them what our military receive after 20 years of service.
THE MONEY AND THE CORRUPTION COULD VERY WILL RELATED.
NO money has nothing to do with corruption it is the person who is corrupt.
maybe
greed and power given to these $#%&!@*s
To be truth is to be a revolutionary because the world lives in lies and darkness, a devils spell.
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Yes, time for term limits!!
Isn’t that the truth!!! How about when they “worked” 90 days, went home and had a real job to support their family, paid their own health insurance etc. They worked for their state and not “their” pockets.
Must be $#%&!@*ing nice.
Crooks and scam artists in DC.