The New Class

The political class. With our huge governments it appears to me that politicians are lining their own pockets.

Here is how it is in the US

In 2015, the most recent year for which Quartz could access this information, the median member of the US Congress was worth at least $1.1 million. That is more than 12 times greater than the net wealth of the median US household. 

https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&source=web&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwjH0MOZscbjAhUwFzQIHTj6DpsQzPwBegQIARAC&url=https%3A%2F%2Fqz.com%2F1190595%2Fthe-typical-us-congress-member-is-12-times-richer-than-the-typical-american-household%2F&psig=AOvVaw2VejxkEw5ymxU3CjNpGPJT&ust=1563811300012214

It is much more difficult to find information about politician wealth in Europe. Every country should be required to list the wealth of their politicians.

Evidently Putin is worth 70 billion USD.

@eladar said
It is much more difficult to find information about politician wealth in Europe. Every country should be required to list the wealth of their politicians.

Evidently Putin is worth 70 billion USD.

Putin's wealth is worth noting.
He is not an entrepreneur.
He is not a businessman.
He was a KGB hack.
He has pilfered his wealth from the Russian economy, which is less than 10% the size of the US.

Makes one wonder what Trump's game plan is while he is in the White House.
He knows Putin's playbook by now.
And all the white noise he has been creating, extramarital affairs, stirring racism pot, keeping the collusion fiasco going with his Twitter rants, immigration battles.
And turning the global socio political order upside down.
All distractions.

What is he up to in the background ?
We know his brand, his name will be worthless when he leaves office.
What will he go back to ?
What will he take back to private life with him ?

Have fun with this. 😛

@mghrn55

Looks like Angela Merkle was worth over 8.5 million pounds two years ago.

https://www.spearswms.com/angela-merkel-net-worth/amp/

@eladar said
@mghrn55

Looks like Angela Merkle was worth over 8.5 million pounds two years ago.

https://www.spearswms.com/angela-merkel-net-worth/amp/

Peanuts

@mghrn55

For the New Class, the ruling class?

Yeah I am sure it is. To the rest of us that is quite a bit of money.

@eladar said
The political class. With our huge governments it appears to me that politicians are lining their own pockets.

Here is how it is in the US

In 2015, the most recent year for which Quartz could access this information, the median member of the US Congress was worth at least $1.1 million. That is more than 12 times greater than the net wealth of the median US household. 
...[text shortened]... richer-than-the-typical-american-household%2F&psig=AOvVaw2VejxkEw5ymxU3CjNpGPJT&ust=1563811300012214

In the US, the more centralized government has become the bigger the political class.

Those that hold the power are above the laws of the land. Just look at AOC, the devout socialist who became a millionaire overnight.

Notice Bernie Sanders no longer rails about millionaires, just billionaires now with his sports cars and extra million dollar house by the lake. LOL

LOL,.

One thing we'll never know is how much wealth of the hack politicians is in off shore banks or the Caymans. But I bet it's TONS

@eladar said
It is much more difficult to find information about politician wealth in Europe. Every country should be required to list the wealth of their politicians.

Evidently Putin is worth 70 billion USD.

Not every European accepts the blatant corruption of politicians like Americans do.

@kazetnagorra said
Not every European accepts the blatant corruption of politicians like Americans do.

Why are politician's wealth not readily available on the internet for all to see? I can find US numbers but not European.

Macron's net worth According to website How-Rich.com, Macron is now worth a whopping $31.5 million (£24,362,100).

@eladar said
Why are politician's wealth not readily available on the internet for all to see?

Same reason your wealth isn't readily available I guess.

@wolfgang59 said
Same reason your wealth isn't readily available I guess.

I am not a political leader. Funny how the US is more transparent and less corrupt than Europe. That is saying a lot.

@eladar said
I am not a political leader. Funny how the US is more transparent and less corrupt than Europe. That is saying a lot.

https://www.transparency.org/cpi2018

@kazetnagorra said
https://www.transparency.org/cpi2018

Lol what a joke.

Find the site where your politicians' wealth is listed. Face it, you do not care if you embrace a corrupt money making machine for the ruling class. We need taxes so our politicians can get rich!

@eladar said
Lol what a joke.

Find the site where your politicians' wealth is listed. Face it, you do not care if you embrace a corrupt money making machine for the ruling class. We need taxes so our politicians can get rich!

Dutch MPs are mandated by law to publicly notify any gifts received and any business interests they might have according to the Wet schadeloosstelling leden Tweede Kamer.

https://wetten.overheid.nl/BWBR0004939/2019-04-10

Most of them just have their salary as only income and any journalist would jump at the opportunity to crucify any politician who is perceived as corrupt. Recently the leader of one of the coalition parties was forced to resign because a friend gifted him an apartment. No conflict of interest was determined, but it was perceived as unethical.