Malkinius -> RE: Yep, Repubs really ARE the Party of the Rich (9/14/2010 2:02:09 PM)
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{fast reply} Greetings all.... I DO NOT know the background of this source. I just googled "congressional millionaires" and this was the first site that gave more than the top 10 list. http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/overview.php?type=W&year=2008 I do know that for many years now, the richest members of Congress have overwhelmingly been Democrats. On this list for 2008, if I counted correctly, only 9 out of the top 25 were Republicans or roughly 2/3 of the top 25 richest people in government are Democrats. On this and another list, only 2 out of the top 10 were Republicans. I am certainly not going to argue exact order because they only have to report a range, not actual numbers. From the little bit I have read, the number of millionaires in Congress, both House and Senate, is more than the 25 listed on the link above. So...based on who is running the country, which is supposed to be our elected officials, the party of the rich is the Democrats by a large margin. Be well all.... Malkinius
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