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On Sat, 21 Sep 2024 16:25:42 +0000,  Lee says...  

> Private Planes and Luxury Yachts 
> Aren?t Just Toys for the Ultrawealthy. 
> They?re Also Huge Tax Breaks.
> April 5, 2023
> 
> https://www.propublica.org/article/private-jets-yachts-wealthy-tax-deductions-irs-files

(See below for more)

Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia is considered one of the richest Democratic 
senators. He amassed his $90.2 million

Sen. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut is worth an estimated $70 million

Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California first entered Congress in 1992 and her term 
won't end until 2025. With a net worth of $58.5 million

Rep. Scott Peters of California has an estimated net worth of $32 million
Virginia Rep. Donald S. Beyer Jr. has an estimated net worth of $31.2 million

Rep. Suzan DelBene of Washington has an estimated net worth of $28.4 million
California Rep. Ro Khanna has raked in about $27 million

Rep. Joseph P. Kennedy III of Massachusetts hails from the political and 
wealthy Democrat Kennedy clan. He has an estimated net worth of $18.7 million

Rep. Brad Schneider of Illinois has an estimated net worth of $14.9 million
Random Democrats:

Nancy Pelosi		- $100 MILLION
Jamie Foxx		- $85 MILLION
Michael Moore		- $50 MILLION
Rachael Maddow	- $20 MILLION
Barack Obama		- $12.2 MILLION
Jesse Jackson		- $10 MILLION
Janeane Garofalo	- $10 MILLION
Harry Reid		- $5 MILLION
Al Sharpton		- $5 MILLION
Van Jones		- $1.1 MILLION
Bill Gates		- $79.3 BILLION
Warren Buffett	- $72.3 BILLION
Larry Ellison		- $54 BILLION

**(more)**

1
Teresa Heinz Kerry
$750 Million
Teresa Heinz Kerry: Teresa Heinz Kerry is a Portuguese-American philanthropist, 
heiress and businesswoman who has a of $750 million. Teresa Heinz Kerry earned 
her as the widow of John Heinz, a primary heir to H.J. Heinz company.

2
Jane Harman
$500 Million
Jane Harman: Jane Harman is the former US Representative from California's 36th 
Congressional District who has a of

3
Herb Kohl
$400 Million
Herb Kohl: Herb Kohl is an American businessman and politician who has a of 
$400 million dollars. Herb Kohl is the owner of the

4
Jared Polis
Jared Polis is an American politician, philanthropist and entrepreneur who has 
a of $400 million dollars. Jared is one of the richest politicians in America.

5
Al Gore
$300 Million
Al Gore is a former senator, Vice President, environmental activist, and 
entrepreneur who has a of $300 million. Gore is probably best known for serving 
as Vice President under Bill Clinton from January 1993 to January 2001.

6
John Kerry
$250 Million
John Kerry is an American politician and diplomat who has a of $250 million 
dollars. He is known for being a Senator and the 68th United States Secretary 
of State.

7
John K. Delaney
$230 Million
John Delaney and salary: John Delaney is an American politician and businessman 
who has a of $230 million. John Delaney

8
Mark Warner
$215 Million
Mark Warner: Mark Warner is an American politician who has a of $215 million. 
Mark Warner has served as a senator from Virginia since 2008.

9
Maria Shriver
$200 Million
Maria Shriver: Maria Shriver is an American journalist, author and former First 
Lady of California who has a of

10
Scott Peters
Scott Peters: Scott Peters is an American politician who has a of $200 million. 
He is currently a United States

11
Jay Rockefeller
$160 Million
Jay Rockefeller: Jay Rockefeller is an American politician and socialite who 
has a of

12
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
$150 Million
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis: Jacqueline Lee (Bouvier) Kennedy Onassis, also 
known as Jackie Kennedy, was an American First Lady and philanthropist who had 
a of

13
Hillary Clinton
$120 Million
Hillary Clinton: Hillary Clinton is an American politician, author and media 
personality who has a of

14
Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi is an American politician who has a of $120 million. In her most 
recent wealth disclosure, Nancy and her husband Paul Pelosi estimated their 
personal to fall somewhere in the range of $43 million and $202 million 
depending on the value of real estate assets, stock investments and other 
private assets.

15
Dianne Feinstein
$110 Million
Dianne Feinstein and Salary: Dianne Feinstein is a United States Senator from 
California who has a of $110 million. According to her wealth disclosures over 
the years, Dianne's minimum is $58 million and her maximum $110 million.

16
Arianna Huffington
$100 Million
Arianna Huffington: Arianna Huffington is a Greek American author, syndicated 
columnist, and politician who has a of $100 million. Arianna Huffington is 
routinely referred to as one of the most powerful women in the world.

17
Robert F. Kennedy
Robert F. Kennedy: Robert F. Kennedy was an American politician and lawyer who 
had a equal to $100 million at

18
Ted Kennedy
Ted Kennedy: Ted Kennedy was an American politician who served as a United 
States Senator from Massachusetts for many years. At the time of his death in 
2009, Ted Kennedy had a of $100 million.

19
Richard Blumenthal
$85 Million
Richard Blumenthal: Richard Blumenthal is an American politician who has a of 
$85 million. He is currently the senior United

20
Eliot Spitzer
$75 Million
Eliot Spitzer is an American lawyer, political commentator, and Democratic 
Party politician who has a of $75 million. After graduating from Princeton and 
Harvard, Spitzer began his career as a lawyer with several New York law firms.

21
Michelle Obama
$70 Million
Michelle Obama: Michelle Obama is an American lawyer, writer and First Lady of 
the United States who has a of

22
Claire McCaskill
$60 Million
Claire McCaskill and Wealth: Claire McCaskill is an American politician who has 
a of $60 million. Born Claire Conner McCaskill

23
Victoria Reggie Kennedy
Victoria Reggie Kennedy: Victoria Reggie Kennedy is a lawyer who has a of $60 
million. Reggie-Kennedy is the widow of U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy.

24
Frank Lautenberg
$55 Million
Frank R. Lautenberg: Frank R. Lautenberg was an American politician who had a 
of $55 million. Born Frank Raleigh Lautenberg

25
Ethel Kennedy
$50 Million
Ethel Kennedy: Ethel Kennedy is the widow of Senator Robert F. Kennedy who has 
a of $50 million. Born in Chicago, in 1928, to a Roman Catholic

26
John Edwards
John Edwards is an American lawyer and former politician who has a of $50 
million. John Edwards was a United States senator from North Carolina from 1999 
to 2005.

27
Jon Corzine
Jon Corzine: Jon Corzine is an American finance executive, philanthropist and 
political figure who has a of $50 million. Jon Corzine

28
Lincoln Chafee
Lincoln Chafee: Lincoln Chafee is an American politician who has a of $50 
million. Lincoln Chafee was born in Providence,

29
Susan Rice
$40 Million
Susan Rice and salary: Susan Rice is an American diplomat, academic, and public 
official who has a of $40 million.

30
Arlen Specter
$30 Million
Arlen Specter: Arlen Specter was a United States Senator who had a of $30 
million dollars. Born February 12, 1930 in Wichita, Kansas, he was a Democratic

31
Chelsea Clinton
Chelsea Clinton: Chelsea Clinton is the daughter of former President of the 
United States Bill Clinton and United States Secretary of State Hiliary Rodham 
Clinton

32
Nita Lowey
Nita M. Lowey: Nita M. Lowey is an American politician who has a of $30 
million. Born Nita Melnikoff Lowey

33
Terry McAuliffe
Terry McAuliffe: Terry McAuliffe is an American businessman and politician who 
has a of $30 million. Born Terence Richard McAuliffe

34
Carolyn Maloney
$25 Million
Carolyn B. Maloney: Carolyn B. Maloney is an American politician who has a of 
$25 million. Carolyn Jane Maloney née

35
Gavin Newsom
$20 Million
Gavin Newsom is an American politician and investor who has a of $20 million. 
Gavin Newsom became the 40th governor of California in 2019. A Democrat, he 
previously served as the lieutenant governor of California and as the mayor of 
San Francisco. Additionally, Newsom founded the PlumpJack Winery, and hosted 
"The Gavin Newsom Show" on Current TV.

36
Rosa DeLauro
Rosa L. DeLauro: Rosa L. DeLauro is the U.S. Representative for Connecticut's 
3rd congressional district who has a of $20

37
Tipper Gore
Tipper Gore: Tipper Gore is an American social issues advocate who has a of $20 
million. Tipper Gore was born

38
Alan Grayson
$17 Million
Alan Grayson: Alan Grayson is a member of the Democratic Party and a 
significant name in the 9th congressional district in Florida

39
Rahm Emanuel
$14 Million
Rahm Emanuel and salary: Rahm Emanuel is an American politician who has a of 
$14 million dollars. Born in 1959 in Chicago, Illinois, Rahm Emanuel

40
Ben Nelson
$12 Million
Ben Nelson: Ben Nelson is an American politician who has a of $12 million. Born 
Earl Benjamin Nelson on May

41
Bob Beckel
$10 Million
Bob Beckel: Bob Beckel was an American political commentator who had a of $10 
million at the time of his death in February 2022. Born in New York, New York, 
Bob Beckel

42
Conor Kennedy
Conor Kennedy: Conor Kennedy is an American socialite who has a of

43
Edwin Edwards
Edwin Edwards: Edwin Edwards is a former Governor of Louisiana, convicted felon 
and reality TV star who has a of $10 million.

44
James Carville
James Carville: James Carville is an American political consultant, author and 
TV personality who has a of $10 million. James Carville

45
Jay Carney
Jay Carney and Salary: Jay Carney is an American former White House Press 
Secretary who has a of $10 million. He is best known for being

46
Jerry Brown
Jerry Brown: Jerry Brown is an American politician who has a of $10 million 
dollars. Jerry Brown

47
Jimmy Carter
Jimmy Carter is an American politician and philanthropist who has a of $10 
million. Jimmy Carter is a former naval officer, former Governor of Georgia and 
former President of the United States

48
Madeleine Albright
Madeleine Albright was an American politician who had a of $10 million. 
Madeleine Albright served as the United States Secretary of State under 
President Bill Clinton from 1997 until 2001, the first female secretary of 
state in American history.

49
Rosalynn Carter
Rosalynn Carter: Rosalynn Carter is a former first lady of the United States 
who has a of $10 million dollars.

50
Tim Kaine
Tim Kaine: Tim Kaine is an American politician who has a of $10 million. Tim 
Kaine is probably best known for being

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Canada:

'Worst In The World': Here Are All The Rankings In Which Canada Is Now Last

Most Unaffordable Housing, Highest Cell phone Bills And Worst Rate of Acute Care Beds, To Name A Few

If you spend any time on social media, it's likely that you've seen this 
graphic compiled by columnist Stephen Lautens that assembles 11 international 
indices which feature Canada near the top spot. "Canada is broken? I don't 
think so. Neither does the world," reads a caption.

Next time someone rants on how about how "broken" Canada is; or how badly we 
are doing on the international stage... share some facts.

Numbers don't lie, Felicia.

https://archive.is/o/LnFRL/https://twitter.com/DIGuideBradley/status/1554545079314010112

Naturally, it only tells a partial picture. While Canada may dominate abstract 
indices such as "quality of life" and "peace," there are plenty of far more 
empirical indicators in which we measurably rank as among the worst in the 
developed world.

There's plenty to like about Canada, but below is a not-at-all comprehensive 
list of all the ways in which we are indeed very broken.

WE HAVE THE MOST UNAFFORDABLE HOUSING IN THE OECD

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development is essentially a 
club of the world's 38 most developed countries. And when these 38 are ranked 
against each other for housing unaffordability, Canada emerges as the clear 
champion. OECD analysts rank affordability by comparing average home prices to 
average incomes, and according to their latest quarterly rankings Canada was 
No. 1 for salaries that were most out of whack with the cost of a home.

Housing by price to income ratio for the second quarter of 2022. That's Canada 
on the extreme right.

https://archive.is/LnFRL/840da40d6fa3b7fef6fcccdfc1637d24e0786760.webp

WE HAVE THE WORLD'S MOST EXPENSIVE WIRELESS COSTS

Every year, the Finnish telecom analyst Rewheel ranks the world's most 
expensive countries for wireless services. And last year, Canada once again 
dominated. Across several metrics, Canada was found to be the most expensive 
place in the world for mobile data. Analysts found that it would cost the 
average Canadian the equivalent of at least 100 Euros to obtain a cell phone 
plan with at least 100 gigabytes of mobile data. Across much of the EU, that 
kind of cell phone plan could be had for less than 40 Euros.

https://archive.is/LnFRL/822bcfe750687b1ef6288ee7df5606fd15629289.webp

Canadian telecoms charge more than 10 times as much for 100 gigabytes of mobile 
data as companies in France or Ireland.

Canadian telecoms charge more than 10 times as much for 100 gigabytes of mobile 
data as companies in France or Ireland. Photo by Rewheel

WE HAVE THE LOWEST RATE OF ACUTE CARE BEDS AMONG PEER COUNTRIES

Canada's health system was particularly walloped by COVID-19 due to the simple 
fact that most of our hospitals are at the breaking point even in good times. 
Multiple times during the pandemic, provinces were forced into shutdown by 
rates of COVID that had barely been noticed in better-prepared countries. A 
ranking by the Canadian Institute for Health Information provides one clue as 
to why. When ranked against peer countries, Canada's rate of per-capita acute 
care beds was in last place, albeit tied with Sweden. Canada has two acute care 
beds for every 1,000 people, against 3.1 in France and six in Germany.

TWO OF THE PLANET'S "BUBBLIEST" REAL ESTATE MARKETS ARE IN CANADA

For at least 15 years now, Canada has been a regular contender on rankings of 
overheated housing markets. And the latest UBS index of world cities with 
"bubbly" real estate markets is no exception. In their 2021 index, Toronto was 
second only to Frankfurt in terms of bubble risk, while Vancouver ranked sixth. 
Aside from Germany, Canada was the only country that saw two of its cities in 
the top ten.

https://archive.is/LnFRL/1961e904e18e8cb533ff42c2eae7beb611827bd4.webp

Only two cities in the entire Western Hemisphere qualified as likely "bubble 
risks," and they're both in Canada.

Only two cities in the entire Western Hemisphere qualified as likely "bubble 
risks," and they're both in Canada. Photo by UBS Global Real Estate Bubble 
Index 2021

WE RACKED UP COVID DEBT FASTER THAN ANYONE ELSE

The COVID-19 pandemic ushered in the most feverish global accumulation of debt 
in the history of human civilization. So it's rather remarkable that amidst 
this international monsoon of debt, Canada still managed to out-debt everyone 
else. Last year, analysts at Bloomberg tracked each country's rate of public 
and private debt accumulated during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. 
Canada came in with an overall debt burden equivalent to 352 per cent of GDP. 
While a handful of countries (Japan, France and Hong Kong) came out of the 
pandemic with higher overall debt burdens, Canada outranked all of them when it 
came to how quickly that debt had been accumulated.

Containers on rail cars waiting to be shipped east by rail at the Port of 
Vancouver Tuesday, June 21, 2022. Photo by (Photo by Jason Payne/ PNG)

https://archive.is/LnFRL/5b7e25218f55d343b998db94c6748b57312dafaf.webp

THE PORT OF VANCOUVER IS (ALMOST) THE MOST INEFFICIENT IN THE WORLD

Last year - just as the global supply chain crisis got going - the World Bank 
decided to rank the performance of the world's 370 major ports. Authors weighed 
factors such as how long the ports kept ships waiting, and how long crews took 
to unload a vessel. And when everything was added together, the Port of 
Vancouver ranked 368 out of 370. The only places with worse scores were the 
Port of Los Angeles and the Port of Long Beach. And it's not like our other 
ports are much better. If Vancouver is too gummed up, you can always sail north 
to Prince Rupert, which ranks 339 out of 370.

https://archive.is/LnFRL/ac861be6fb2f37d1463e7670c232b5cd548d5395.webp

Take that, Los Angeles and Long Beach. Photo by World Bank Group


Queues at Toronto Pearson International Airport. Photo by Peter J. 
Thompson/National Post

https://archive.is/LnFRL/b32f7be38081069e5e696a0029996f6f3adaa760.webp

TORONTO PEARSON IS THE WORLD'S MOST-DELAYED AIRPORT

Flight delays are another category in which basically the entire world is 
feeling the pinch. And yet, Canada still managed to outdo all of them. Last 
month, CNN used data from the website FlightAware to figure out which airports 
were seeing the highest rates of flight delays. In the number one spot was 
Toronto Pearson, with 52 per cent of all flights out of the airport 
experiencing some kind of delay. And it was a commanding lead; the second-place 
finisher, Frankfurt, only managed to see 45.4 per cent of its flights delayed. 
Toronto was also a contender in flight cancellations; with 6.9 per cent of its 
scheduled flights never getting off the ground, it ranked fourth worst in the 
world.

WE'RE ONE OF THE WORLD'S WORST ECONOMIES FOR FOREIGN INVESTMENT

A 2020 study out of the University of Calgary tracked foreign investment flows 
into a cross-section of developed countries between 2015 and 2019. Virtually 
every country on the list saw a surge in foreign cash during that period; 
Ireland topped out the ranking thanks to its foreign investment climbing by 
more than 115 per cent. Only four countries actually saw a reduction in foreign 
investment: Mexico, Brazil, Australia and Canada. A report by the Business 
Council of Canada noticed the same trend. "Canada is the second-worst in the 
OECD on openness to foreign direct investment," it concluded.

https://archive.is/LnFRL/222c5fba154990485338650dcb55e413d85e080c.webp

WE DRIVE THE MOST FUEL-INEFFICIENT VEHICLES IN THE WORLD

In 2019, the International Energy Agency examined the fuel economy of the 
world's private car fleets. On almost every measure, Canada led the pack in 
driving unnecessarily huge, gas-guzzling vehicles. Per kilometre driven, the 
average Canadian burned more fuel and emitted more carbon dioxide than anyone 
else. Canadian cars were also the largest and (second only to the U.S.) the 
heaviest. While it would be convenient to blame this on Canada being a sparse, 
cold country with lots of heavy industry, our ranking was well beyond plenty of 
other countries where that was similarly the case.