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ParkieDem

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7. Yes.

Reply to Land Shark (Reply #2)

Wed Dec 28, 2011, 01:13 PM

Dec 2011

I'd like to see who occupies the blue seats.

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Why the American People hate Congress (at a glance, via one graphic) [View all] Land Shark Dec 2011 OP

Then they should vote for other people treestar Dec 2011 #1

I wonder if names can be put on all the "seats" in the chart? nt Land Shark Dec 2011 #2

Yes. ParkieDem Dec 2011 #7

Does anyone out there have this information? (putting names to the seats in the chart?) nt Land Shark Dec 2011 #11

Here you go Proud Public Servant Dec 2011 #19

So it is possible to vote 80%ers to Congress treestar Dec 2011 #22

It looks to me like the people with a negative net worth XemaSab Dec 2011 #28

A surprising number of Republicans. Hmmmm. New to Congress, I presume. JDPriestly Dec 2011 #43

can other people afford to run against abelenkpe Dec 2011 #24

usually though the choice is gonna be between two rich people hfojvt Dec 2011 #29

Why is that? treestar Dec 2011 #35

even the people who do read, the newspapers don't do a good job at all hfojvt Dec 2011 #36

People can always find out the information if they choose to treestar Dec 2011 #38

there are not that many meetings hfojvt Dec 2011 #46

Part of the problem is that the people (i.e., most people) who have already allowed themselves tblue37 Dec 2011 #48

And poor people are lazy, that's why they don't have any money. TalkingDog Dec 2011 #50

it's not how rich they are it's how rich their masters are. unblock Dec 2011 #3

Only the rich can spend "unlimited" sums of $ on political ads Land Shark Dec 2011 #10

right -- it doesn't matter how rich the puppet is. unblock Dec 2011 #12

Money doesn't completely control one's predilections, but it's a heavy weight on the scale Land Shark Dec 2011 #13

you're right about that. unblock Dec 2011 #14

Well, that's a subthread-killer if I ever saw one (calling me "right about that") :) nt Land Shark Dec 2011 #15

lol! no 'tisn't! unblock Dec 2011 #18

Oops, yes, I guess you are right this time! :) nt Land Shark Dec 2011 #26

I assume they are all in the top 20% in income cthulu2016 Dec 2011 #4

INCOMES (as opposed to weath) are top 20% if above $91,705 Land Shark Dec 2011 #8

That's not why the American people hate Congress. Brickbat Dec 2011 #5

It's why Congress seems to hate Americans, however. (U make a good point) Land Shark Dec 2011 #9

A mere * coincidence*, I can assure you of that! nt Romulox Dec 2011 #6

Original article has been edited: B2G Dec 2011 #16

Thanks for that new update/edit. I'll bet the data's similar Land Shark Dec 2011 #17

Interesting site here: B2G Dec 2011 #20

Only 6 in the Senate have net worth less than Am. Average of 100K Land Shark Dec 2011 #31

yes, and the article says 57 members of congress came from top 1% but graphic shows more maggiesfarmer Dec 2011 #21

You should update the OP with the correction comments n/t B2G Dec 2011 #23

Done. But I don't think the correction is as big as one might think. Land Shark Dec 2011 #27

I would be more interested in the graphic showing what income they were all raised on. Muskypundit Dec 2011 #25

What's sad is that unless their congressman is retiring or has done an extremely poor job in their boxman15 Dec 2011 #30

You know something? People here keep pointing this out, but nobody seems to get it. closeupready Dec 2011 #32

I dunno, seems to me that people DO get it Land Shark Dec 2011 #33

Seems like when topics like this come up here, I am the only one to comment, and closeupready Dec 2011 #34

Threads sinking/swimming are pretty Iffy Land Shark Dec 2011 #37

Sounds good. closeupready Dec 2011 #39

Thanks! :) nt Land Shark Dec 2011 #45

please don't give up maggiesfarmer Dec 2011 #40

Okay. closeupready Dec 2011 #41

Representative government? JDPriestly Dec 2011 #42

Very deceptive... kentuck Dec 2011 #44

Congress has an 11% approval rating, _ed_ Dec 2011 #47

People hate "Congress," but on average they give a 47% approval rating to *their own* particular tblue37 Dec 2011 #49