List of the 50 richest congress critters

[7wo7rees]

1. McCaul
2. Issa
3. Kerry

Wait, what? McCaul?

When McCaul first appeared on Roll Call’s annual survey of the 50 Richest Members of Congress in 2005, he was a wealthy guy, reporting a minimum net worth of about $12 million.

His financial disclosure report now depicts a fortune worth almost 25 times that amount, making him the wealthiest Member of Congress, at least on paper.

McCaul ranked fifth among last year’s class of richest lawmakers, with a minimum net worth of at least $73.75 million, but has since risen to more than $294 million.

The lion’s share of McCaul’s wealth is held by his wife, Linda McCaul, the daughter of Clear Channel Communications CEO and founder Lowry Mays, and the Congressman’s dramatic rise in net worth in 2010 appears to be the product of generational wealth transfer.

http://www.rollcall.com/50richest/the-50-richest-members-of-congress-112th.html

[SixthSense]

1. Insider trading

legal for members of Congress and their staffs

it is trivial to get rich with that exemption plus the inside information they have on the legislative process as well as other information not available to the public

it's part of why they don't give a shit... why should they, they're all getting rich for free