Snarky Brides

Is Congress out of touch?

I definitely think that John Fleming is.

http://www.newsvideoclip.tv/breaking-news-cnn-breaking-chicago-news/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=breaking-news-cnn-breaking-chicago-news

CN: Rep. John Fleming from LA was on MSNBC yesterday to talk about Obama's new defecit reduction plan. During the conversation he used himself as an example as to why the "super rich" shouldn't be taxed more. He admitted that his businesses (some Subway stores and UPS stores) brought in over $6 million, but after paying employees, rent, etc. he only had around $600,000 left. After feeding his family he only had $400,000 left to reinvest in his busineses

It's hard for me to wrap my mind around the idea that this guy is having any sort of hard time getting by with $400,000 after "feeding his family" (which I'm assuming includes other costs of living, because who could spend $200,000 a year on food?)

It just made me wonder if he was more of an exception, or if Congress as a whole is sort of out of touch/can't relate to people making a tenth of what this guy has left over. What do you think?
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