Friday, November 04, 2011

Alea iacta est: Roman Senate's wealth disparity akin to Congress

The first Rome fell through an unlawful coup d'etat because rich, the lazy Senate trusted Germanic de facto mercenaries to do their bidding.

Alea iacta est.

Members of Congress had a collective net worth of more than $2 billion in 2010, a nearly 25 percent increase over the 2008 total, according to a Roll Call analysis of Members' financial disclosure forms.

Nearly 90 percent of that increase is concentrated in the 50 richest Members of Congress.

The 50 richest Congressmen hold 80 percent of the wealth in Congress, thereby rendering the others as lickspittles.

There's more at this article.

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