Huge Part of the Problem: Number of Millionaires in the House and Senate [View All]

In 2003 there were 40 Millionaires in the Senate:

...At least 40 of the 100 US senators are millionaires, some many times over, according to financial disclosure filings submitted last month. Republicans on the list outnumbered Democrats by a narrow margin of 22 to 18. However, Democratic senators hold the top five spots on the list and eight of the top ten, according to an analysis of the forms by CNN... http://www.wsws.org/articles/2003/jul2003/sen-j07.shtml ...

In Congress, there are 261

...While the base pay for members of Congress is $174,000, nearly half -- 261, to be exact -- are millionaires, according to an analysis of 2009 data from the Center for Responsive Politics (there are 535 total members of the House and Senate). Just 1 percent of Americans overall can say the same... http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20023147-503544.html

This has to change!