Majority Of U.s. Congress Are Millionaires

http://time.com/373/congress-is-now-mostly-a-millionaires-club/

About 5 years ago the number was around 44%.

 

Being a dollar millionaire isn't a bad thing. Provided there is a mix of people.

You should compare it to Britain. The vast majority of influential politicians (ie the cabinet) are:-

4th, 5th, TENTH generation inherited wealth.
exclusively from £50k pa high schools (mainly 1 or 2 schools, but rarely outside of a dozen schools)
worth about £10m or £20m or MUCH more(all inherited).
in quite a few cases, secret homosexual paedophiles.
Never did a "real job" in their lives.

Ofcourse there is SOME diversity in British politics. Like a short haired black lesbian feminist or two.

 

Doesn't surprise me. Costs a lot of money to get yourself elected.

 

^^^^ That it does.

Without wealth it would be next to impossible to campaign.

 

Politicians bought and paid for by corporate interest. Same in the US and the UK.

A broken system.

 

Still works for most it seems.

The US is still the greatest country on earth. :dizzy2: