revelarts
06-06-2012, 02:00 PM
I stopped at millionaires (which is most of them).
I don't have a problem with most of them being rich, However i do have a problem with them getting rich off of insider stock trading (http://www.businessinsider.com/congressional-insider-trading-revealed-on-60-minutes-2011-11)... which was outlawed after 60 minutes exposed it so that now they well... have to report it. harsh.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-04-04/obama-signs-ban-on-congressional-insider-stock-trading.html
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/business/congress-members-worth/index.htmlNet worth in the U.S. Senate and House
A look at the average net worth of all the members Congress in 2010.
Senate
House
<tbody>
Member
Party
State
Net worth
John F. Kerry (http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00000245&year=2010)
D
MA
$231,722,794
Mark R. Warner (http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00002097&year=2010)
D
VA
$192,730,605
Herb Kohl (http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00004309&year=2010)
D
WI
$173,538,010
John D. Rockefeller IV (http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00001685&year=2010)
D
WV
$99,057,011
Frank R. Lautenberg (http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00000659&year=2010)
D
NJ
$85,572,116
Richard Blumenthal (http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00031685&year=2010)
D
CT
$73,151,590
Dianne Feinstein (http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00007364&year=2010)
D
CA
$69,046,622
Bob Corker (http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00027441&year=2010)
R
TN
$59,550,022
James E. Risch (http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00029441&year=2010)
R
ID
$54,088,026
Mitch McConnell (http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00003389&year=2010)
R
KY
$27,213,024
Claire McCaskill (http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00027694&year=2010)
D
MO
$26,511,109
Ronald H. Johnson (http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00032546&year=2010)
R
WI
$22,949,507
Lamar Alexander (http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00009888&year=2010)
R
TN
$22,538,024
John Hoeven (http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00031688&year=2010)
R
ND
$21,622,050
Olympia J. Snowe (http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00000480&year=2010)
R
ME
$19,348,026
Kay Hagan (http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00029617&year=2010)
D
NC
$18,750,305
Tom Harkin (http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00004207&year=2010)
D
IA
$16,597,062
Jeff Bingaman (http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00006518&year=2010)
D
NM
$16,251,135
John McCain (http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00006424&year=2010)
R
AZ
$16,017,639
Jeff Sessions (http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00003062&year=2010)
R
AL
$15,842,033
Michael F. Bennet (http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00030608&year=2010)
D
CO
$12,225,513
Johnny Isakson (http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00002593&year=2010)
R
GA
$11,975,057
James M. Inhofe (http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00005582&year=2010)
R
OK
$11,288,027
Ben Nelson (http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00005329&year=2010)
D
NE
$10,180,548
Sheldon Whitehouse (http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00027533&year=2010)
D
RI
$8,883,112
Rob Portman (http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00003682&year=2010)
R
OH
$8,804,534
Al Franken (http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00029016&year=2010)
D
MN
$8,747,525
Richard C. Shelby (http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00009920&year=2010)
R
AL
$8,341,022
Joe Manchin (http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00032838&year=2010)
D
WV
$7,177,543
Evan Bayh (http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00003762&year=2010)
D
IN
$6,892,012
Ron Wyden (http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00007724&year=2010)
D
OR
$6,847,018
Harry M. Reid (http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00009922&year=2010)
D
NV
$6,806,026
Judd Gregg (http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00000444&year=2010)
R
NH
$6,613,541
Maria Cantwell (http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00007836&year=2010)
D
WA
$6,163,505
James Webb (http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00028058&year=2010)
D
VA
$6,131,593
John Barrasso (http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00006236&year=2010)
R
WY
$5,730,007
Sam Brownback (http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00005244&year=2010)
R
KS
$5,617,031
Christopher A. Coons (http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00031820&year=2010)
D
DE
$5,281,178
Kay Bailey Hutchison (http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00005675&year=2010)
R
TX
$5,243,540
Mike Johanns (http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00029444&year=2010)
R
NE
$4,941,519
Daniel Coats (http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00003845&year=2010)
R
IN
$4,827,527
Robert F. Bennett (http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00006347&year=2010)
R
UT
$4,694,011
Thomas R. Carper (http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00012508&year=2010)
D
DE
$4,607,078
Orrin G. Hatch (http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00009869&year=2010)
R
UT
$3,962,048
Bill Nelson (http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00009926&year=2010)
D
FL
$3,765,503
Roy Blunt (http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00005195&year=2010)
R
MO
$3,717,509
Arlen Specter (http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00001604&year=2010)
D
PA
$3,555,505
Benjamin L. Cardin (http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00001955&year=2010)
D
MD
$3,477,540
Barbara Boxer (http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00006692&year=2010)
D
CA
$3,449,004
John Boozman (http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00013873&year=2010)
R
AR
$3,405,505
Patrick J. Toomey (http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00001489&year=2010)
R
PA
$3,250,534
Tom Coburn (http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00005601&year=2010)
R
OK
$3,191,118
Daniel K. Inouye (http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00001762&year=2010)
D
HI
$3,186,509
Charles E. Grassley (http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00001758&year=2010)
R
IA
$3,182,541
John Ensign (http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00006619&year=2010)
R
NV
$3,025,002
Mary Landrieu (http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00005395&year=2010)
D
LA
$2,685,511
Jeanne Shaheen (http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00024790&year=2010)
D
NH
$2,579,507
Tom Udall (http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00006561&year=2010)
D
NM
$2,551,518
Kent Conrad (http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00004613&year=2010)
D
ND
$2,454,021
Dean Heller (http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00027522&year=2010)
R
NV
$2,426,114
Mark Begich (http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00029901&year=2010)
D
AK
$2,272,023
Thad Cochran (http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00003328&year=2010)
R
MS
$2,100,539
Joseph I. Lieberman (http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00000616&year=2010)
I
CT
$1,981,541
George V. Voinovich (http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00003583&year=2010)
R
OH
$1,935,027
Christopher S. Bond (http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00005178&year=2010)
R
MO
$1,877,023
Blanche Lincoln (http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00008092&year=2010)
D
AR
$1,868,008
Carl Levin (http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00001691&year=2010)
D
MI
$1,694,508
Lisa Murkowski (http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00026050&year=2010)
I
AK
$1,669,020
Christopher J. Dodd (http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00000581&year=2010)
D
CT
$1,665,009
David Vitter (http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00009659&year=2010)
R
LA
$1,640,530
Jeff Merkley (http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00029303&year=2010)
D
OR
$1,640,511
Richard Burr (http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00002221&year=2010)
R
NC
$1,584,080
Scott Brown (http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00031174&year=2010)
R
MA
$1,542,594
Jim Bunning (http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00003437&year=2010)
R
KY
$1,532,501
Mark Udall (http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00008051&year=2010)
D
CO
$1,405,524
George S. LeMieux (http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00031304&year=2010)
R
FL
$1,278,519
Roland W. Burris (http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00015389&year=2010)
D
IL
$1,178,011
Mike Enzi (http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00006249&year=2010)
R
WY
$1,159,033
Jon Tester (http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00027605&year=2010)
D
MT
$1,141,002
Richard J. Durbin (http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00004981&year=2010)
D
IL
$1,099,550
....
</tbody>
I don't have a problem with most of them being rich, However i do have a problem with them getting rich off of insider stock trading (http://www.businessinsider.com/congressional-insider-trading-revealed-on-60-minutes-2011-11)... which was outlawed after 60 minutes exposed it so that now they well... have to report it. harsh.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-04-04/obama-signs-ban-on-congressional-insider-stock-trading.html
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/business/congress-members-worth/index.htmlNet worth in the U.S. Senate and House
A look at the average net worth of all the members Congress in 2010.
Senate
House
<tbody>
Member
Party
State
Net worth
John F. Kerry (http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00000245&year=2010)
D
MA
$231,722,794
Mark R. Warner (http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00002097&year=2010)
D
VA
$192,730,605
Herb Kohl (http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00004309&year=2010)
D
WI
$173,538,010
John D. Rockefeller IV (http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00001685&year=2010)
D
WV
$99,057,011
Frank R. Lautenberg (http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00000659&year=2010)
D
NJ
$85,572,116
Richard Blumenthal (http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00031685&year=2010)
D
CT
$73,151,590
Dianne Feinstein (http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00007364&year=2010)
D
CA
$69,046,622
Bob Corker (http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00027441&year=2010)
R
TN
$59,550,022
James E. Risch (http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00029441&year=2010)
R
ID
$54,088,026
Mitch McConnell (http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00003389&year=2010)
R
KY
$27,213,024
Claire McCaskill (http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00027694&year=2010)
D
MO
$26,511,109
Ronald H. Johnson (http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00032546&year=2010)
R
WI
$22,949,507
Lamar Alexander (http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00009888&year=2010)
R
TN
$22,538,024
John Hoeven (http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00031688&year=2010)
R
ND
$21,622,050
Olympia J. Snowe (http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00000480&year=2010)
R
ME
$19,348,026
Kay Hagan (http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00029617&year=2010)
D
NC
$18,750,305
Tom Harkin (http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00004207&year=2010)
D
IA
$16,597,062
Jeff Bingaman (http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00006518&year=2010)
D
NM
$16,251,135
John McCain (http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00006424&year=2010)
R
AZ
$16,017,639
Jeff Sessions (http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00003062&year=2010)
R
AL
$15,842,033
Michael F. Bennet (http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00030608&year=2010)
D
CO
$12,225,513
Johnny Isakson (http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00002593&year=2010)
R
GA
$11,975,057
James M. Inhofe (http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00005582&year=2010)
R
OK
$11,288,027
Ben Nelson (http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00005329&year=2010)
D
NE
$10,180,548
Sheldon Whitehouse (http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00027533&year=2010)
D
RI
$8,883,112
Rob Portman (http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00003682&year=2010)
R
OH
$8,804,534
Al Franken (http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00029016&year=2010)
D
MN
$8,747,525
Richard C. Shelby (http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00009920&year=2010)
R
AL
$8,341,022
Joe Manchin (http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00032838&year=2010)
D
WV
$7,177,543
Evan Bayh (http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00003762&year=2010)
D
IN
$6,892,012
Ron Wyden (http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00007724&year=2010)
D
OR
$6,847,018
Harry M. Reid (http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00009922&year=2010)
D
NV
$6,806,026
Judd Gregg (http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00000444&year=2010)
R
NH
$6,613,541
Maria Cantwell (http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00007836&year=2010)
D
WA
$6,163,505
James Webb (http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00028058&year=2010)
D
VA
$6,131,593
John Barrasso (http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00006236&year=2010)
R
WY
$5,730,007
Sam Brownback (http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00005244&year=2010)
R
KS
$5,617,031
Christopher A. Coons (http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00031820&year=2010)
D
DE
$5,281,178
Kay Bailey Hutchison (http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00005675&year=2010)
R
TX
$5,243,540
Mike Johanns (http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00029444&year=2010)
R
NE
$4,941,519
Daniel Coats (http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00003845&year=2010)
R
IN
$4,827,527
Robert F. Bennett (http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00006347&year=2010)
R
UT
$4,694,011
Thomas R. Carper (http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00012508&year=2010)
D
DE
$4,607,078
Orrin G. Hatch (http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00009869&year=2010)
R
UT
$3,962,048
Bill Nelson (http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00009926&year=2010)
D
FL
$3,765,503
Roy Blunt (http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00005195&year=2010)
R
MO
$3,717,509
Arlen Specter (http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00001604&year=2010)
D
PA
$3,555,505
Benjamin L. Cardin (http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00001955&year=2010)
D
MD
$3,477,540
Barbara Boxer (http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00006692&year=2010)
D
CA
$3,449,004
John Boozman (http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00013873&year=2010)
R
AR
$3,405,505
Patrick J. Toomey (http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00001489&year=2010)
R
PA
$3,250,534
Tom Coburn (http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00005601&year=2010)
R
OK
$3,191,118
Daniel K. Inouye (http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00001762&year=2010)
D
HI
$3,186,509
Charles E. Grassley (http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00001758&year=2010)
R
IA
$3,182,541
John Ensign (http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00006619&year=2010)
R
NV
$3,025,002
Mary Landrieu (http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00005395&year=2010)
D
LA
$2,685,511
Jeanne Shaheen (http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00024790&year=2010)
D
NH
$2,579,507
Tom Udall (http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00006561&year=2010)
D
NM
$2,551,518
Kent Conrad (http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00004613&year=2010)
D
ND
$2,454,021
Dean Heller (http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00027522&year=2010)
R
NV
$2,426,114
Mark Begich (http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00029901&year=2010)
D
AK
$2,272,023
Thad Cochran (http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00003328&year=2010)
R
MS
$2,100,539
Joseph I. Lieberman (http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00000616&year=2010)
I
CT
$1,981,541
George V. Voinovich (http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00003583&year=2010)
R
OH
$1,935,027
Christopher S. Bond (http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00005178&year=2010)
R
MO
$1,877,023
Blanche Lincoln (http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00008092&year=2010)
D
AR
$1,868,008
Carl Levin (http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00001691&year=2010)
D
MI
$1,694,508
Lisa Murkowski (http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00026050&year=2010)
I
AK
$1,669,020
Christopher J. Dodd (http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00000581&year=2010)
D
CT
$1,665,009
David Vitter (http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00009659&year=2010)
R
LA
$1,640,530
Jeff Merkley (http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00029303&year=2010)
D
OR
$1,640,511
Richard Burr (http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00002221&year=2010)
R
NC
$1,584,080
Scott Brown (http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00031174&year=2010)
R
MA
$1,542,594
Jim Bunning (http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00003437&year=2010)
R
KY
$1,532,501
Mark Udall (http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00008051&year=2010)
D
CO
$1,405,524
George S. LeMieux (http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00031304&year=2010)
R
FL
$1,278,519
Roland W. Burris (http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00015389&year=2010)
D
IL
$1,178,011
Mike Enzi (http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00006249&year=2010)
R
WY
$1,159,033
Jon Tester (http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00027605&year=2010)
D
MT
$1,141,002
Richard J. Durbin (http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00004981&year=2010)
D
IL
$1,099,550
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