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These Are the 15 Wealthiest Members of the 112th Congress

Oct. 24, 2012 9:25pm Becket Adams

True, we already did a “top whatever” list today (sort of), but it was a bit heavy on the numbers and light on the amusement. So, to make up for that, we thought we bring you the following list of the top 15 wealthiest members of 112th United States Congress.

“For the first time, the richest member of Congress … had a net worth of more than $300 million [emphasis added],” CNBC.com reports, citing Roll Call’s annual list.

How did Roll Call put together this year’s list? CNBC.com explains:

The rankings are based on minimum net worth based on assets and liabilities that are cited in broad ranges, so the actual net worth of each representative is not precise.

Roll Call determines net worth by consulting the annual financial disclosure reports from all House and Senate lawmakers, and for each one, subtracts the total minimum value of all liabilities from the total minimum value of their assets.

These disclosures typically involve a wide range of things, including assets and liabilities, loans and credit card debt, stock holdings, rental properties, and “mortgages (reported for the first time this year),” the report adds.

However, it’s important to note that factors such as personal property values and retirement savings are not included.

“Roll Call points out a theme for the 2012 list: About half of the 50 wealthiest members of Congress reported a lower minimum net worth than last year,” CNBC notes. “It says this can be attributable to new mortgage disclosures.”

These are the top 15 wealthiest members of the 112th U.S. Congress [all block quotes via CNBC.com]:

Rep. Rick Berg (R-N.D.)

Minimum net worth: $23.78 million

Much of Berg’s growing fortune is in real estate.

The first-term North Dakotan owns dozens of apartment units and commercial properties that contributed to a minimum net worth of $23.78 million in 2011.

Berg’s stake in multiple buildings held by Old Abe Capital LLP were worth more than $8.9 million, according to his most recent filing.

Berg also reported as assets multiple outstanding loans that he has made to individuals, businesses and his campaign.

Rep. Diane Black (R-Tenn.)

Minimum net worth: $24.79 million

The first-term lawmaker’s 2011 minimum net worth nearly rebounded to that which she reported as a candidate after dropping precipitously last year to $10.63 million.

The Tennessean’s reported minimum net worth is $24.79 million.

One of Black’s largest listed assets is $5 million to $25 million in Aegis Sciences stock that also generated $100,000 to $1 million in income last year after a merger.

According to the company’s website, Aegis started as a sports anti-doping laboratory at Vanderbilt University and is now a full-service forensic sciences company. Black’s husband, David Black, is president and CEO.

A rental property in Nashville worth $5 million to $25 million and a money market account held by David Black were the couple’s other largest assets.

The Blacks also purchased two new rental properties in Nashville during 2011, which had minimum reported values of $500,000 and $1 million. The reported mortgages for the properties fell into the $500,000 to $1 million range, nearly offsetting their value.

Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.)

Minimum net worth: $26.43 million

The House minority leader’s reported minimum net worth dropped by almost $9 million last year but had little effect on where she landed among Congress’ wealthiest.

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Pelosi’s husband, Paul, invested more heavily in the United Football League last year, reporting 27 separate purchases. His stake in the league is now valued at $1 million to $5 million, and he has a separate interest in the Sacramento Mountain Lions worth $5 million to $25 million.

Much of the couple’s wealth comes from real estate. A vineyard in St. Helena, Calif., had a reported worth of $5 million to $25 million and generated at least $50,000 in grape sales. A San Francisco commercial property was also worth at least $5 million, as was a commercial rental property Paul Pelosi owns in San Anselmo, Calif.

The Pelosis reported about $12.85 million in liabilities, including newly disclosed mortgages on their residences and a brokerage collateral loan with City National Bank that was taken out in 2011 for $1 million to $5 million.

Rep. Chellie Pingree (D-Maine)

Minimum net worth: $28.58 million

Pingree’s marriage to financier Donald Sussman last year catapulted her from the middle of the pack to the upper echelon of congressional wealth.

The Maine Democrat now has a minimum net worth of $28.58 million.

In addition to an asset listed as the Nebo Lodge, an inn and restaurant in North Haven, Maine, Pingree included dozens of spousal assets that were not on prior forms. Many were valued in the “over $1 million” category for assets of senators’ spouses that can dramatically deflate the true net worth of a couple by millions of dollars.

Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-Fla.)

Minimum net worth: $36.49 million

Buchanan’s minimum net worth dropped markedly for the second year in a row.

Just five years ago, the Florida lawmaker’s wealth surpassed $65 million. Now it is roughly half that, with a reported net worth of $36.49 million in 2011.

Though Buchanan has sold off some of the auto dealerships that generated his fortune in the first place, he still owns at least part of three that are together worth a minimum of $12 million.

Some of the three-term lawmaker’s other notable assets are an aircraft ownership and leasing operation valued at at least $5 million and VB Motor Yachts, which is also worth at least $5 million.

Though Buchanan reported more than $63 million in assets, he also had at least $26 million in liabilities, including at least $7 million related to the purchase of aircraft and a mortgage on a yacht with a value of at least $1 million.

Buchanan also disclosed two liabilities to law firms of at least $100,000 and $50,000. He has been the subject of two investigations by the House Ethics Committee, one of which is ongoing.

Rep. Jim Renacci (R-Ohio)

Minimum net worth: $36.67 million

Renacci’s minimum net worth remains relatively unchanged from the year before, rising just slightly to $36.67 million.

The first-term Ohioan’s portfolio is one of the most diverse in Congress. Renacci reports having significant investments in fast-food chains, consumer electronics companies, drugmakers and oil giants.

Renacci has a stake in the Lancaster, Calif.-based minor league baseball team, the JetHawks, worth $100,000 to $250,000 and loaned the Westerville, Ohio, Gordy’s Bar and Grill at least $250,000 in 2010. An investment in a Harley-Davidson dealership dropped in value from at least $500,000 in 2010 to about $4,400 in 2011.

Renacci is one of a handful of members of Congress who opted to disclose the exact value of many assets instead of reporting them within broad ranges. He listed $26,000 in Lululemon Athletica, $89,000 in McDonald’s and $281,000 in Chevron stocks, among hundreds of financial holdings.

Renacci has a line of credit of $1 million to $5 million with his primary investment manager, Raymond James and Associates.

Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif)

Minimum net worth: $41.78 million

Feinstein’s minimum net worth dropped about $3.6 million to $41.78 million in 2011.

But the reduction is hardly something to worry about when you’re one of the wealthiest lawmakers in Congress.

Much of the apparent decline is due to a mortgage of $1 million to $5 million taken out on Feinstein’s San Francisco home in 2010. This year’s financial disclosures were the first batch that required lawmakers to disclose mortgages on personal residences that do not generate income.

The California Democrat continues to share a $5 million to $25 million investment in San Francisco’s Carlton Hotel Properties with her husband. They also own a Kauai, Hawaii, condominium valued at $1 million to $5 million. Together the properties generated $150,000 to $1.1 million in rental income in 2011.

Like many of the wealthiest lawmakers, much of Feinstein’s fortune comes from her spouse. Her husband, Richard Blum, is president and CEO of the private equity firm Blum Capital Partners LP.

Feinstein reported that Blum holds more than a dozen assets valued at $1 million or more, including investment partnerships, limited liability corporations and a stake in OZ Fitness, a health club chain in Washington state.

Assets held independently by spouses do not need to be delineated beyond $1 million on the Senate disclosure forms, so Feinstein’s true wealth could be far more than what appears on paper.

Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.)

Minimum net worth: $56.8 million

Lautenberg’s minimum net worth rose about $2 million in 2011, to $56.8 million.

The New Jersey senator co-founded Automatic Data Processing, the payroll processing company known as ADP, and received retirement income from the company of almost $185,000 during the period covered by his most recent filing.

Lautenberg and his wife, Bonnie Englebardt, have extensive real estate holdings.

There is a condo in Vail, Colo., with a reported value of $500,000 to $1 million as well as commercial real estate in Norwalk, Conn., and Sunrise, Fla., worth at least $1 million combined. And Englebardt has at least 12 real estate investments valued at $1 million or more.

Since a senator’s spousal assets worth more than $1 million fall into a broad category of “over $1 million,” Lautenberg’s true minimum net worth could be far greater than reported.

Lautenberg also has two blind trusts: one valued at $5 million to $25 million and the other at $1 million to $5 million.

He reported at least $1.75 million in liabilities, including mortgages on two personal residences of at least $1.25 million combined.

Rep. Jared Polis (D-Colo.)

Minimum net worth: $72.09 million

Polis added at least $6 million to his fortune last year to arrive at a minimum net worth of $72.09 million.

One of the congressman’s largest assets remains a blind trust that he created in 2010 that is worth $25 million to $50 million.

In addition to a diverse portfolio of stocks and funds, Polis reported having an array of real estate investments, including properties in Boulder, Colo., Denver and Florida, and sizable stakes in businesses including LifePics, a photo storing, sharing and printing service, and Symbius Medical, a home medical equipment supplier.

Polis reported having mortgages on a personal residence in Boulder and a vacation home in Berthoud, Colo. Another mortgage of at least $1 million on a property in Boulder was paid off sometime in 2011 when the home was sold, according to his most recent filing.

Polis holds dozens of positions at outside organizations, primarily venture capital funds and investment firms at which he is a full or limited partner.

Before coming to Congress, he founded an online offshoot of Blue Mountain Arts, his family’s greeting card and publishing business, and the flower sales website ProFlowers.com.

Sen. Dick Blumenthal (D-Conn.)

Minimum net worth: $79.11 million

Like many on Roll Call’s list, much of Blumenthal’s minimum net worth of $79.11 million comes from the family of his spouse. His wife, Cynthia Blumenthal, is the daughter of New York real estate magnate Peter Malkin.

Many of Cynthia Blumenthal’s assets listed in the Peter L. Malkin Family 9 LLC are worth more than $1 million, including a real estate company in Sao Paulo, Brazil, multiple properties in midtown Manhattan and entities that leased and operated the Empire State Building.

When a senator’s spouse’s assets are worth more than $1 million, they fall into a broad category of “over $1 million” that requires no further delineation, meaning the Blumenthals’ actual wealth could be far greater.

The value of assets in family trusts that will eventually go to the Blumenthal’s dependent children were also reported in this year’s filing and included in the overall calculation of the senator’s minimum net worth.

The senator reported a single mortgage of $500,000 to $1 million as a liability.

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Comments (94)

Pro-Palin
Posted on October 25, 2012 at 1:06am
guess Skanknancy is only part of the 15% how horrible.

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- sillyfreshness
  Posted on October 25, 2012 at 1:20am
  Congress is a millionaire’s club. I notice several “chosen people” representatives like Diane Feinstein, Frank Lautenberg, Dick Blumenthal who are all liberal Democrats too. Imagine that.
  
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- WakingSheep
  Posted on October 25, 2012 at 9:59am
  That’s not from lobbying though! The republicrats love us!
  
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- sndrman
  Posted on October 25, 2012 at 10:12am
  i wonder how they would react if their personal monies were in jeopardy? that the gov’t said that they will take more? in the end liberals love their monies as much as other they accuse of…
  
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- Classical Liberal
  Posted on October 25, 2012 at 11:35am
  Prosecution is probably not an option, but we can always throw the bums out!
  
  I don’t care if it’s a D or an R next to there names. Throw the bums out on their asses!
  
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- satire siren
  Posted on October 25, 2012 at 1:24pm
  While I don’t begrudge another’s wealth, its long past time to expose those who’ve gotten that wealth by way of Political Office, or as they like to say, “in service” to our Nation. Umm..excuse me one second (blagh, blagh) while I barf up my breakfast. What is called “insider trading” anywhere but in the loophole known as Political Office, has become the fast-track pass for personal financial gain. I wonder how many zeros are being added to individual & family Portfolios as I type this, due to advantageous knowledge of up-coming policy. Both parties are guilty, which explains why this story never gets traction. -MAD, Mutually Assured Destruction keeps them from ratting each other out. Remember Nancy Pelosi & the 60minutes “Insider” piece? Nope? Well, look it up. You have to hand it to the creeps in Politics because they’ve managed to keep half the country fighting & bickering with the other half. Its all about the distraction & deception. Now excuse me while I go play Angry Birds….LOL.
  
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- midcoastmainepatriot
  Posted on October 25, 2012 at 4:53pm
  There’s my horror….we call her Little Nancy…The chair of the Progressive Caucus ….Chellie “Queen Moonbat” Pingree ……she makes want to throw up on T.V……Vote Jon Courtney…..PLEASE!!!!!!!!
  
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- isobamamadd
  Posted on October 26, 2012 at 2:34pm
  Don’t let Feinstein fool you she married a Billionaire named Blume. She knows how to spread the Wealth!!!! http://www.ihatethemedia.com/california-sen-feinstein-doesn%E2%80%99t-try-to-hide-her-corruption-husband-cashes-in-on-financial-crisis
  
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Bobj_1960
Posted on October 25, 2012 at 12:38am
What I want to know is what was their worth when elected, how many years in office, and worth now

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- mercenary4freedom
  Posted on October 25, 2012 at 1:13am
  Pelosi’s husband, Paul, invested more heavily in the United Football League last year, reporting 27 separate purchases. His stake in the league is now valued at $1 million to $5 million, and he has a separate interest in the Sacramento Mountain Lions worth $5 million to $25 million.
  
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  Soccer is one of the largest “rigged sports” in the world. read the book “The Fix is In”
  
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- rawmilker
  Posted on October 25, 2012 at 1:42am
  MERCE, the United Football League is actually an American football org. its a sort of farm system similar to the old WFL & the USFL and BTW…. they are broke and suspended the 2012 season due to financial difficulties. I’ll bet Mr Pelosi got his money though…
  
  But I do agree with you on the soccer being rigged as is alot of other Pro sports.
  
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- mercenary4freedom
  Posted on October 25, 2012 at 2:09am
  My bad, I got them confused with the USL (United Soccer League) thinking they started calling soccer, football like the euros do. I have never heard of this UFL. Regardless, the Pelosis are CROOKS & hope he loses money!
  
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- loriann12
  Posted on October 25, 2012 at 6:41am
  I’m glad I read before I posted…that was my exact question. One shouldn’t come into office working for the American people only maybe upper middle class, and leave in the top 1%. Things have got to change. When this country was founded, they didn’t even get paid very much, and only when they were ni office, which wasn’t all the time.
  
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- kaydeebeau
  Posted on October 25, 2012 at 9:21am
  It tells you in each little blurb what they had before starting Congress
  
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- Bobj_1960
  Posted on October 25, 2012 at 11:28am
  Sorry KDB, I re-read and I did not see that info. I saw some that posted some gains from last year, some sources, and some liabilities; but no before and after info
  
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- defendConstitution
  Posted on October 25, 2012 at 2:52pm
  I want to know also. I keep thinking about one politician back in the 60′s. He was a school teacher who didn’t even own his own house. He got into local and state politics for a few years then went national. Before becoming POTUS, he bought a huge ranch and mostly paid cash. Who says politics doesn’t pay. Does anyone beside me know about LBJ?
  
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- defendConstitution
  Posted on October 25, 2012 at 2:57pm
  I want to know also. I keep thinking about one back in the 60′s. He was a school teacher who didn’t even own his own house. He got into local and state politics for a few years then went national. Before becoming POTUS, he bought a huge ranch and mostly paid cash. Who says politics doesn’t pay. Does anyone beside me know about LBJ?
  
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South Philly Boy
Posted on October 25, 2012 at 12:19am
Some INSIDER TRADING

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elderbat
Posted on October 25, 2012 at 12:08am
we employ them so why do we pay them when they obviously don’t need our money as much as WE do? something ought to be done to stop all the perks and salaries and remind them that they are there to serve us and not the other way around. noteworthy: Romney as governor did not take any pay…

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- rosegrower
  Posted on October 25, 2012 at 10:38am
  I agree with you – one of the first pieces of legislation to balance the budget should be to knock down congressional salaries to $1.00 a year. I believe Ms. Pelosi and company would still be able to afford a small Washington D C apartment and a home in his or her congressional district given their personal net worth. BTW, why not give this list to any OWS people who are still around so they can camp out on the respective lawns of these fine legislators and beg for food. I believe Ms. Pelosi “stood with the protestors” – so now she can feed, clothe and house them during the winter months.
  
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spirited
Posted on October 24, 2012 at 11:02pm
How can Barack Obama and his surrogates complain
that Mitt (and Ann Romney) is “out of touch”….. and too rich to relate to real Americans?

8^>’How’ is rhetorical –naturally.

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BasketFullOfPuppies
Posted on October 24, 2012 at 11:01pm
SO, 9 out of 15 of the richest members of Congress are Democrats? That can’t be right… Republicans are the only rich people in Congress… right?

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- midwesthippie
  Posted on October 25, 2012 at 12:08am
  2 of the top 3 are republicans, and #1 richest is a republican…no wonder there is so much corruption in DC…everyone wants to be as “rich” as then next guy…the real question is “if you have all of that wealth, why in the h&ll would want to work in the FEDGOV”?…
  
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- goahead.makemyday
  Posted on October 25, 2012 at 8:49am
  One word HIPPIE, POWER. Or a few people that aren’t in that list believe thy’re in a place to help the people.
  
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- jeffile
  Posted on October 25, 2012 at 12:14pm
  Yes, two of the top three are Republicans but seven of the top ten are Democrats. The lesson to be learned isi Republicans say, “I’m rich but I can show you how you can also be rich.” Whereas Democrats say: “I’m rich and although you aren’t smart enough to be like me, don’t worry. I’ll take care of you”.
  
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El Paso Girl
Posted on October 24, 2012 at 10:53pm
About richest member of Congress ,,,,,,,,,Cut their pay as of today……… It’s proof that they don’t need the money. The U.S. does………

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- Zipit
  Posted on October 25, 2012 at 10:47am
  I think that we should confiscate all of their money! Who knows, we might be able to run the government they have created for say, four or five hours!!!!!
  
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The-Monk
Posted on October 24, 2012 at 10:40pm
The most surprising part I found about all this is that Nancy Pelosi is……

…married !!!!! OMG !!!!

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- resme
  Posted on October 25, 2012 at 12:08am
  Which one is the “Butch” of this relationship?
  
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- goahead.makemyday
  Posted on October 25, 2012 at 8:51am
  Her “husband” probably still lives on the other side of the nation because they only married for political reasons, and despise each other. Also a divorce would politically and financially hurt them both so they probably have a non-aggression pact.
  
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QuincySmith
Posted on October 24, 2012 at 10:30pm
The real question should be when were these critters elected and what was their worth then. That I think would open some eyes.

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Proverbs17-12NLT
Posted on October 24, 2012 at 10:28pm
socialism is for the people, not the socialist.

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godlovinmom
Posted on October 24, 2012 at 10:27pm
I was curious who they were…..though I do not begrudge anyone their wealth…well maybe some of them :)

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TedFromSanDimas
Posted on October 24, 2012 at 10:22pm
For the love of god and all that’s great about our country i say STOP and i repeat STOP saying the word ” FOLKS”

cease this nonsense!!

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- kalli
  Posted on October 24, 2012 at 10:32pm
  Wow, who’d a thunk the word “folks” would send you into orbit. Perhaps, you need a vacation.
  
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- grayling646
  Posted on October 24, 2012 at 10:57pm
  I’m not sure if the FOLKS are quite ready for that yet, Ted.
  
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- NancyBee
  Posted on October 25, 2012 at 7:44am
  Follks, folks, folks, folks, folks!!!
  
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- grimmster
  Posted on October 25, 2012 at 9:10am
  @ted aka encinom.
  In your case we can use the words ****………
  
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kalli
Posted on October 24, 2012 at 10:21pm
So why do these wealthy people want to be members of Congress? It makes me think they serve for their own self-indulgence and not to work for the people. Anyone worth a million should give up their salary and pension paid by the US taxpayers since it is obvious they do not need it.

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- kindling
  Posted on October 24, 2012 at 10:31pm
  Didn’t Romney do that?
  
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- kalli
  Posted on October 24, 2012 at 10:34pm
  Romney didn’t take a salary as Governor, nor did he take a salary to get the SL Olympics in order.
  
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- pamela kay
  Posted on October 25, 2012 at 3:51am
  I can not support faulting anyone on their worth as long as it was earned without breaking the law. However, I do not feel that these people should have the perks that they are abusing.I do not think they deserve higher pay or benefits than our military. I also believe that the citizens of this country deserve the same HC they have. Term limits must be enforced, and lobbying has to be stopped. Inside trading must be monitored closely.
  
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donkeykong
Posted on October 24, 2012 at 10:21pm
Ahhh…a subject near and dear to my heart….called
‘accountability’. Back in the day, politicians never
went into it thinking it was a lifelong income….you
got elected, you served, then went back to doing
what you used to do…store-owner, blacksmith, whatever.
Somehow, over the years, it became an abortion of
those principles, such that now every person elected
just wants to ride the gravy train as long as possible.

So, what if we had an ‘accountability’ option on our
tax forms every year? For example, if your representative
got voted out in November, your State tax return would
have a question on it, such as:

‘Your state rep so-and-so just got voted out after having
served x-number of years. Based on this persons past
service to your area, what percentage of their possible
retirement income should they get, in your opinion?’
1 – 100%
2 – 75%
3 – 50%
4 – 25%
5 – None

See folks – this is called INCENTIVE!!! If they made
daily decisions based upon FUTURE earnings, they
would actually have to represent us in the ways our
founding fathers intended…..or else.

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- Bobj_1960
  Posted on October 25, 2012 at 12:37am
  Base their pay, benefits, and retirement to be the same as the military
  
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- goahead.makemyday
  Posted on October 25, 2012 at 8:55am
  Not on the General/Admiral pay scale, I say start them out at around O-2 let them see how much they make when compared to a career military man/woman.
  
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- jeffile
  Posted on October 25, 2012 at 12:20pm
  Political positions are voluntary and participants shouldn’t receive any retirement benefits.
  
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BODYBAG
Posted on October 24, 2012 at 10:01pm
Im conflicted with this. On the one hand, we should champion success. I dont hold
wealth or success against anyone. However, at the same time, there seems to be
something innately wrong with only these folks running our government.
How about we have term limits and regular folks actually making some decisions.
These folks dont live in the same world as the rest of the population which is why
they are so often accused of being “out-of-touch”. AND why our government is so
completely out-of-whack.

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barber2
Posted on October 24, 2012 at 9:59pm
Wealth and success used to be a sign of American success, especially when coupled with philanthropy . Before the Far Left Obama Crowd started to “occupied” the Democrat Party …….

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Jenasus
Posted on October 24, 2012 at 9:53pm
The entire Congress and Senate should be voted out of office for voting for unconstitutional acts of power like the NDAA and the Patriot Act.
The members of the Congress and Senate are spineless politicians that only care about staying in power and the next election.

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firefiteco
Posted on October 24, 2012 at 9:49pm
Wealth redistribution……………………

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denkat56
Posted on October 24, 2012 at 9:47pm
i wouldnt brag about it your president will make give it away, only because your richer than he is.

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OhSuzieQ
Posted on October 24, 2012 at 9:45pm
Add your comments

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- TheSoundOf Truth
  Posted on October 25, 2012 at 1:55am
  Yes, thank you for telling us what to do here
  
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barber2
Posted on October 24, 2012 at 9:40pm
In the days of JFK, wealth was not an American ” Bad ” Thing. Even for Democrats . Now the Obama “Redistribution ” Democrat Marxists have changed all of that. Hard to mix American capitalism with Marxism. NOBAMA 2012….NO DEMOCRATS 2012

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- Dahveed
  Posted on October 24, 2012 at 10:18pm
  You’re right. Its now evil to have money gained through hard work. If someone works hard and drives a Mercedes, it seems that certain classes expect to be able to drive a Mercedes without all that hard work stuff.
  
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jamestoms
Posted on October 24, 2012 at 9:38pm
And what about you hero’s out there, how are things for you? These people seem to be working REALLY hard for you! Right! Ain’t it great?

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Whitey4West
Posted on October 24, 2012 at 9:35pm
I’d like to see a comparison chart of what their worth was when they went INTO office.

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- Albrks
  Posted on October 24, 2012 at 10:22pm
  Exactly!! it would be most interesting to see just how much of that was earned making even their current salaries.
  
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Fatheroftwo
Posted on October 24, 2012 at 9:35pm
Who was it that said we should raise taxes on the wealthiest Americans??? It couldn’t be these people could it????

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- pdw
  Posted on October 24, 2012 at 11:55pm
  No they write the laws that make the loop holes that they complain about but make sure they do not effect their income. :)
  
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sizzlinsexybeckster
Posted on October 24, 2012 at 9:30pm
This is quite embarrassing because they are not even doing their job to protect us… so this is what you get paid when you sit around and do nothing but be annoying? Nancy Pelosi should be working at McDonalds with Biden.

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- mom4times
  Posted on October 24, 2012 at 9:55pm
  omg….that’s one mickey d’s i could never visit : # lol
  
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- QuincySmith
  Posted on October 24, 2012 at 10:31pm
  Sorry, Mom, I’d pay double to see that!
  
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- goahead.makemyday
  Posted on October 25, 2012 at 9:05am
  The problem is that they wouldn’t last in a real job, they’d get fired after about three days. Look at the people in congress and the house who “inherited” their money, and you see what is wrong here. The people who actually invested their hard earned money and made more or created something deserve it.
  I just had a phenomenal idea. To be eligible for a place in the House/Senate you must complete a certain amount of community service, of course speaking engagements will not be counted as community service.
  
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