Now you know why nothing they did helped the economy.
They were ALL MAKING MONEY off their MORTGAGE SECURITY HOLDINGS and WAR PORTFOLIOS as they DOLED OUT TAXPAYER DOUGH to WALL STREET BANKS!
"Congressmen prospered amid recession" by Dan Eggen, Washington Post / November 18, 2010
WASHINGTON — Times might be tough for most Americans but not for the well-heeled lawmakers in Congress.
The personal wealth of members of Congress collectively increased 16 percent between 2008 and 2009, even as the broader economic downturn eliminated thousands of jobs for ordinary Americans, according to a study by the Center for Responsive Politics released yesterday....
The top three on the list were Representative Darrell Issa, a California Republican with holdings exceeding $303.5 million; Representative Jane Harman, a California Democrat with $293.4 million; and Senator John Kerry, a Massachusetts Democrat with $238.8 million....
Related: Banking On the GOP
Wow!
Related: Harman's Huff
Slow Saturday Special: Zionist Spies Set Free
Wow!
Related: John Kerry's Tugboat
Wow!
Also see: Senator Kerry still attempts to elude paying yacht taxes
Why didn't you stay on the yacht, Globe?
The guy who wants a carbon tax on us all over a fraud is avoiding his own?
Nothing like Massachusetts hypocrisy!
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