Wednesday, November 16, 2011

More Than Half Of All Congressional Members Are Millionaires

More Than Half Of All Congressional Members Are Millionaires: pIf the voices of the 99 Percent Movement are being heard in Washington at all, they’re being heard predominantly by the 1 percent. As the Center for Responsive Politics notes, “About 47 percent of Congress, or 249 current members are millionaires.” Sixty-six percent of the U.S. Senate reported an average net worth in excess of [...]/p