Nation's Wealthiest Congressman: Poor Americans Are ‘Envy Of The World’
Source: TPM
California Rep. Darrell Issa (R) told CNN Money on Thursday that poor people in America are somewhat the envy of the world."
Issa, the wealthiest member of Congress, told the outlet that while the nation still has a way to go with income inequality, it's doing pretty well. America is the richest country on Earth because weve been able to put capital together and weve been able to make our poor somewhat the envy of the world, Issa said.
He also said that because we have to compete with the rest of the world, comparing conditions in Third World countries was an appropriate barometer for our performance in the global economy.
If you go to India or you go to any number of other Third World countries, you have two problems," he said. "You have greater inequality of income and wealth. You also have less opportunity for people to rise from the have not to the have.
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randys1
(16,286 posts)daleo
(21,317 posts)I mean, who doesn't want to sleep under a bridge, be harassed by cops and die from treatable diseases?
Life can be a dream, sweetheart.
blackspade
(10,056 posts)Gohmert being #1
Turbineguy
(37,313 posts)there are auto thieves and arsonists who are envious of Issa.
fredamae
(4,458 posts)would do a "filming tour" around "Merica's Envied Poor"...Appalachia, Inner City Chicago, NY, Baltimore, LA, TX, GA etc, etc and send the Documentary to UN, Congress, Social Media and this Admin.
Cuz, right now..the "DC Bubble" is so thickly layered in BS...I doubt any mere words can penetrate the disconnect.
The folks he's talking about likely Don't have any means to have even heard what he said about them.