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quote du jour, forwarded from Jurriaan Bendien

"Being wealthy doesn't guarantee you get elected. Two years ago I
think there were 22 millionaires running for Congress, and only two
got elected."

- Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg NYC
http://empirezone.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/06/06/matching-all-those-billions/

(In the 435-member House of Representatives, 123 elected officials
earned at least one million dollars in 2003, according to recently
released financial records made public each year.
http://www.commondreams.org/headlines04/0630-05.htm
Senate Millionaires Against Raising The Minimum Wage
gttp://thinkprogress.org/senate-high-rollers-oppose-minimum-wage/
Analysis of financial disclosure forms by CNN in June 2003 revealed
that at least 40 of the then senators were millionaires.
http://www.cnn.com/2003/ALLPOLITICS/06/13/senators.finances/)

--
Jim Devine /  "Segui il tuo corso, e lascia dir le genti." (Go your
own way and let people talk.) -- Karl, paraphrasing Dante.

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