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.
they keep voting themselves pay raises and WE keep letting them !…not to mention those with their own construction companies that get to go rebuild after a war……don’t you just love where your hard earned money is going ?….term limits….no more voting on our own damn pay-raise wtf people ?
Can’t stand to look at her…. Can’t stand to listen to her…… Wish she would get voted out of office!!!!!
THIS BITCH MAKES ME VOMIT!
I’m really sick of her f**e smile.
Reminds me of Marie Antoinette when speaking about the commoners, when she said “Let them eat cake”.
The bible is right. It is the love of money that is corruptible.
Of course there is a reason for this it is called greed and paybacks
Now you know why they always want to raise taxes–more to put in their pockets. The federal government is corrupt to the core.
Well when they steal from the taxpayers and stuff their bank accounts what else would you expect ?? You do not think they are there to protect the American people do you ?????
Only a little!!!