从美议员的财产报告看，除嫁娶豪门，想发财，只有投资地产了。lol

 

美国会议员年薪17万，但是他们有其他收入，28% 或150议员的额外收入高于他们的年薪。众议员参议员的平均资产分别为74万和2.6米。民主和共和党议员收入无差别，四年前40%的共和党议员资产高于民主党议员。。最近的经济危机中，议员的财产增加5%，而一般民众的资产跌了39%。73位议员直接提写对自己和其家族生意有利的议案。

议员的财富来源主要是地产，机构基金（对冲基金），和配偶的收入。看来，除嫁娶豪门，想发财，只有投资地产了。lol

Wealth Gap Between Congress and Average Americans Widens

By Bernice Napach | Daily Ticker – 1 hour 1 minute ago

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According to a new report in The Washington Post, the median net worth of the current Congress rose 5% during the recession while it fell 39% for the average American. The wealthiest one-third of lawmakers saw their net worth rise 14%.

The Washington Post disclosed these statistics in a recent story on the wealth gap between Congressional members and the American public.

"These are supposed to be our representatives," says The Daily Ticker's Aaron Task. "If they're not living the same lives or understanding the lives that the average American is living, how can they really represent our interests?"

The Post analyzed the financial disclosure forms and public records for all Congressional members from 2004 to 2010. Some key findings of the report are:

By 2010, the median estimated wealth for members of the House of Representatives was $746,000; for senators it was $2.6 million.

There was virtually no difference between the wealth of Republicans and Democrats in 2010. Just six years earlier, the net worth of Republicans was 44% higher than the net worth of Democrats.

28% of Congress, or 150 members, reported earning more income from outside jobs and investments than from their Congressional salary of $174,000.

27% of Congressional members saw a decline in their net worth between 2004 and 2010.

Lawmakers acquired their wealth in a variety of ways but real estate, institutional funds and the wealth of their spouses were the top three sources.

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi increased her wealth by an estimated $60 million between 2004 and 2010. The gains primarily came from the commercial real estate holdings of her hu*****and, according to The Post. Representative Darrell Issa made his reported $448 million in commercial real estate as well as other financial investments.

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"We have this huge disparity that's only getting worse in terms of inequality in this country," says The Daily Ticker's Henry Blodget. "If it continues, the country will begin to break apart and get more and more antagonistic class warfare. It's something we have got to solve not only in Congress but in the American public at large."

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Is Congress pursuing policies that benefit middle and lower income Americans? The Washington Post found that 73 lawmakers sponsored or co-sponsored legislation that could benefit businesses or industries that involved those Congressional members or their families.

"It's just outrageous that our legislators could be profiting directly from the legislation that they're making," says Aaron Task.

Top 10 Wealthiest Members of Congress (by household assets, 2010) according to The Washington Post:

Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) $448.1M

Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX) $380.4M

Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) $231.7M

Rep. Jared Polis (D-CO) $143.2M

Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-FL) $136.2M

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) $101.1M

Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-W. VA) $99.1M

Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) $85.6M

Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) $73.2M

Sen. Diane Feinstein (D-CA) $69.0M