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.
Don’t you believe this? I do—on the take
yea cause the people in Congress are all brown nosers they all should get a cut in Pay an make 70 thousand a year that is it this way they will only be in office to do there job instead of lining there pockets an not aloud for kick backs like they have been we see all the cover ups an the rest of the world sees everything an just maybe you should read there papers to see what kind of fools they are make the American people look like yes this is our Congress that truly dont give a $#%&!@* about no one but them selfs our Fore Fathers would kick everyone of them out of there chairs that is for sure Time for the American people to have there vote finely count an not have them toss them in the Garbage like they have been doing
BECAUSE CONGRESS AWARDS DEFENCE CONTRACTS AND CANN’T BE PROSACUTED FOR INSIDE TRADING.
If they didn’t marry into it like some of the turds did, i want to know where and who made them rich, because they’re too stupid as a politician.
No wonder they’ve sold the country out but we have a surprise the deals they made to get that money they aren’t going to be able to comply with because they overlooked one major thing it is called Oathkeepers, The Patriots that formed Militias that refused guns bans and to give up their guns for Harry Reid and his China deal well Harry Ole boy you piece of c**p prepare to give up on that deal it is not going to happen there are Patriots in your way
Ya think ???
This is the most corrupt government I have ever seen.Follow the money!!!
There should be no profit for public service!
Iam so ashamed of this congress it is sickening.
she might be rich but she is one ugly bitch