AuH20
03-31-2014, 10:00 PM
The democrats should be forbidden to use the words "middle class" in their platform. BTW My district is 9th on that list & I can't stand the people here. :)
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2014/03/31/guess-which-party-represents-most-of-the-10-richest-congressional-districts/
During his successful 2012 re-election campaign, Obama said several times that he was a “warrior for the middle class.”
But a new analysis from the Associated Press found that when it comes to the House of Representatives, the wealthiest vote for Democrats.
Of the 10 richest congressional districts, eight are represented by Democrats, including the top six.
The bulk of these districts are along the east and west coasts, primarily in New York and California.
The wealthiest congressional district in the U.S. is New York’s 12th district, which includes Manhattan’s Upper East Side, as well as parts of Queens and Brooklyn. Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.) is serving her 11th term representing that district where the per capita income is $75,479.
The second spot belongs to Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.), whose district includes the Los Angeles area and the per capita income is $61,273.
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) represents a San Francisco district that comes in at eighth place.
The financial industry on the East Coast and tech industry on the West Coast frequently have deep ties with the federal government and don’t mind seeing increased state power, which could offer an incentive to vote Democrat, said Ian Murray, vice president for strategy at the Competitive Enterprise Institute.
“Often, a husband and wife are both making money from the government, directly and indirectly,” said Murray, who is the author of “Stealing You Blind: How Government Fatcats are Getting Rich off of You.”
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2014/03/31/guess-which-party-represents-most-of-the-10-richest-congressional-districts/
During his successful 2012 re-election campaign, Obama said several times that he was a “warrior for the middle class.”
But a new analysis from the Associated Press found that when it comes to the House of Representatives, the wealthiest vote for Democrats.
Of the 10 richest congressional districts, eight are represented by Democrats, including the top six.
The bulk of these districts are along the east and west coasts, primarily in New York and California.
The wealthiest congressional district in the U.S. is New York’s 12th district, which includes Manhattan’s Upper East Side, as well as parts of Queens and Brooklyn. Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.) is serving her 11th term representing that district where the per capita income is $75,479.
The second spot belongs to Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.), whose district includes the Los Angeles area and the per capita income is $61,273.
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) represents a San Francisco district that comes in at eighth place.
The financial industry on the East Coast and tech industry on the West Coast frequently have deep ties with the federal government and don’t mind seeing increased state power, which could offer an incentive to vote Democrat, said Ian Murray, vice president for strategy at the Competitive Enterprise Institute.
“Often, a husband and wife are both making money from the government, directly and indirectly,” said Murray, who is the author of “Stealing You Blind: How Government Fatcats are Getting Rich off of You.”