Richest lawmakers grew wealthier as economy faltered

[defendandprotect]

By Rachel Rose Hartman

http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_upshot/20100901/pl_yblog_upshot/richest-lawmakers-grew-wealthier-last-year-as-economy-faltered

Sen. John Kerry - D/MA -- $188 Million
Rep. Darrell Issa - R/CA -- $160 Million
Rep. Jane Harmon - D/CA - $152 Million
Sen. Jay Rockefeller - D/WVA -- $83 Million
Rep. Michael McCaul - R/TX -- $73 Million
Sen. Mark Warner - D/VA -- $70 Million
Rep. Jared Polis - D/CO -- $56 Million
Rep. Vern Buchanana - R/FL - $53 Million
Sen. Frank Lautenberg - D/NJ -- $49 Million
Sen. Diane Feinstein - D/CA -- $46 Million

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1. If The Rule is: all politics are local. And if all rules

Have an exception.

Then this makes the exception --
Because how these 'wealthy lawmakers' govern
Will affect even county commissioners.

[Obamanaut]

2. Some folks want the 'rich' to be taxed more. There is much talk

about the expiration of the tax cuts.

According to this article from 2009 http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-5553408-503544.html there are 237 millionaires in congress, or 44% if that body as compared to only 1% of the rest of the country.

Does anyone *really* think that 44% is going to do anything to harm the bottom line of their peers?

It is time to replace the entire House, and 1/3 of the Senate. It is time to stop voting for The Name You Know.

[Fumesucker]

3. Mishun Akomppliched!

What, you think this wasn't deliberate?

How touchingly naive..

[dotymed]

4. The real injustice

is that many of these politicians became wealthy after they were elected. Not all, but many.
An average person voting (if it even counts anymore) for a millionaire to represent them is like a chicken voting for Col. Sanders.