• If you are having problems logging in please use the Contact Us in the lower right hand corner of the forum page for assistance.

Dems: "Party Of The Rich"

Mike

Well-known member
Oct 16, 4:56 PM EDT


Party of the rich: In Congress, it's the Democrats

By STEPHEN OHLEMACHER
Associated Press


Party of the rich: In Congress, it's the Democrats

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Republicans are the party of the rich, right? It's a label that has stuck for decades, and you're hearing it again as Democrats complain about GOP support for tax breaks that benefit corporations and wealthy individuals.

But in Congress, the wealthiest among us are more likely to be represented by a Democrat than a Republican. Of the 10 richest House districts, only two have Republican congressmen. Democrats claim the top six, sprinkled along the East and West coasts. Most are in overwhelmingly Democratic states like New York and California.

The richest: New York's 12th Congressional District, which includes Manhattan's Upper East Side, as well as parts of Queens and Brooklyn. Democrat Carolyn Maloney is in her 11th term representing the district.

Per capita income in Maloney's district is $75,479. That's more than $75,000 a year for every man, woman and child. The next highest income district, which runs along the southern California coast, comes in at $61,273. Democrat Henry Waxman is in his 20th term representing the Los Angeles-area district.

House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi's San Francisco district comes in at No. 8.

Across the country, Democratic House districts have an average per capita income of $27,893. That's about $1,000 higher than the average income in Republican districts. The difference is relatively small because Democrats also represent a lot of poor districts, putting the average in the middle.

Democrats say the "party of the rich" label is more about policies than constituents.

During the 2012 presidential election, Republican nominee Mitt Romney declared, "We're not the party of the rich. We're the party of the people who want to get rich."

The famously wealthy Romney also uttered a more famous quote about the 47 percent of Americans who pay no federal income tax.

"My job is not to worry about those people," Romney said in a secretly taped speech at a private fundraiser. "I'll never convince them that they should take personal responsibility and care for their lives."

In the election, Romney carried only one income group: people making $100,000 or more, according to exit polls. But when it comes to Congress, the rich districts like their Democrats.

The 10 richest House districts:

---

New York 12

Rep. Carolyn Maloney, Democrat

Per capita income: $75,479

---

California 33

Rep. Henry Waxman, Democrat

Per capita income: $61,273

---

New York 10

Rep. Jerry Nadler, Democrat

Per capita income: $56,138

---

California 18

Rep. Anna Eshoo, Democrat

Per capita income: $ 54,182

---

Connecticut 4

Rep. Jim Himes, Democrat

Per capita income: $50,732

---

Virginia 8

Rep. Jim Moran, Democrat

Per capita income: $50,210

---

New Jersey 7

Rep. Leonard Lance, Republican

Per capita income: $48,556

---

California 12

Rep. Nancy Pelosi, Democrat

Per capita income: $48,523

---

New York 3

Rep. Steve Israel, Democrat

Per capita income: $47,991

---

Virginia 10

Rep. Frank Wolf, Republican

Per capita income: $47,281

---

Source: Census Bureau.
 

Steve

Well-known member
this is what happens when you put good jobs in liberal a oasis



Maps Show Evictions In San Francisco Are Often Near 'Google Bus' Stops

Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/san-francisco-google-bus-stop-evictions-2014-4#ixzz3GXzSDjCD


About 69% of "no-fault" housing evictions in San Francisco take place within four blocks of shuttle bus stops for tech employees, according to the Anti-Eviction Mapping Project, an online resource created by activists who are opposed to the gentrification of the city by wealthy tech workers.

So-called "Google buses" are controversial in San Francisco because they make it easier for tech employees to live in the city and commute to Silicon Valley. That has driven up rents and real estate prices in the city, forcing out some non-tech workers.

Drawing on data from the San Francisco Rent Board, a 2012 Stamen Design study and a 2013 San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency report, the maps show how landlords have increased the number of evictions of rent-paying tenants in recent years. "No-fault" evictions occur when the landlord simply wants the property back

Nonetheless, when the last three years of evictions are viewed in sequence on top of a map of shuttle stops it does look dramatic.

The project makes these claims about the growth of evictions in San Francisco:

No-fault evictions increased 42% between 2011 and 2012.
No-fault evictions increased 57% between 2012 and 2013.
http://www.businessinsider.com/san-francisco-google-bus-stop-evictions-2014-4

you would think liberals wouldn't evict a person for no reason just so they could rent their place...

dang class warfare is going to make them poor liberals move and I don't want them moving to a decent conservative area and screwing it up as well....
 

Latest posts

Top