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.
Get ’em out and without benefits.
they probably stole all their rotten money.it will burn up with them in hell.( they had better Repent before it is too late.Read luke 16. chapt. the Rich man could not get a drink of water. sad that people will sell their soul for a nickle 1st. tim 6:charge them that are rich in this world, they they, be not in uncertain highminded,not to trust in uncertain richesbut in the living god 1 st. tim 6:9-10- .
Too Bad they will not “Share the Wealth”..it doesn”t apply to them
$#%&!@* YOU!!!!!!!!!
just like good commies, the ruling class and they try to act poor like Hitlery just did
They are exempt from charges being filed against them for insider trading…
they steal it from us. the crooks
The average person can’t afford to run for office. It used to be they could but with all the lawyers and rich people there they made it almost impossible to get enough money to run.
They should be since they have stolen from us for years. And we don’t have sense enough to clean house.
time for them to leave !!!!!