Anyone remember this?
When it comes to Occupying Wall Street, Sarah Palin says nobody’s better at it than Congress.
In an op-ed in The Wall Street Journal on Friday, Palin blasts politicians “who arrive in Washington, D.C. as men and women of modest means” and “leave as millionaires,” citing Peter Schweizer’s new book, “Throw Them All Out,” in which he alleges some lawmakers have traded on insider information.
Palin writes that the “sickening” ways in which some members of Congress rake in extra cash is not just confined to one political party, but represents an “endemic problem” on both sides of the aisle.
“The tea party’s mission has always been opposition to waste and crony capitalism,” Palin writes. The “Occupy protesters must realize that Washington politicians have been ‘Occupying Wall Street’ long before anyone pitched a tent in Zuccotti Park.”
https://www.politico.com/story/2011/11/palin-in-wsj-congress-occupying-wall-street-068666
However, can we please oh please dispense with the word "millionaire" being used like it can be achieved only through illegal means? Especially considering how long a lot of people are in Congress.
Everyday middle class families can become millionaires by simply living on a budget and setting aside some of your income to investing. Even if your only investing strategy is to invest in plain mutual funds (i.e. an S&P 500 index fund). $500/month can become $1 million in 30 years. Congress critters probably get paid enough to invest 3 or 4 times as much (even with no shady income coming in).