Paul Ryan’s Worst Nightmare Comes True as Bernie Sanders Is On The Budget Committee

[CBHagman]

104. For some reason I've never heard that expression...

...and I suspect relatively few Americans know that Paul Ryan's wife is an heiress.

From 2012:

[url]http://seattletimes.com/html/nationworld/2018906137_ryanwealth13.html[/url]

The past decade has been very good financially for Paul Ryan — the Janesville, Wis., congressman's net worth increased at least 75 percent, and he purchased a historic home once owned by the top executive of Parker Pen.

Federal financial disclosure forms show that last year Ryan, 42, had assets of between $2.1 million and $7.8 million — figures that include a trust valued at between $1 million and $5 million inherited by his wife, Janna, after her mother died in 2010. A disclosure form said Ryan had assets of $479,000 to $1.6 million in 2001.

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Excluding the inheritance, Ryan's net worth increased by up to 130 percent in a decade marked by a deep recession and a volatile stock market.

Although Ryan's net worth is in the typical range for a congressman — the Center for Responsive Politics placed the 2010 average at $5.9 million — it puts him well above the average worker.


I found this rather interesting as well, as it provides additional data as to how Ryan has become wealthier during his years on the Hill. What's key is that this is a man considered a superstar in a party that disparages federal employees, on the one hand, preaches boot-strapping, and seeks the repeal of the estate tax.

[url]http://www.businessinsider.com/paul-ryan-money-millionaire-investments-2012-9#[/url]