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The Golden Rule

 

The Golden Rule: Them that has the gold gets to make the rules. 

It has been suggested that in the USA there are three classes of people... The Working Class, The Managing Class and The Owning Class. 

Over the last 75 years our government has taken a sharp turn where those in the Owning Class are in the majority of national political positions of leadership and call all the shots. This may not be a good thing as money is power and power corrupts. One has to wonder if any legislation that is suggested or passed by the Owning Class is 1st reviewed in the context now how will this affect my personal wealth and power

A quote from Lord Acton:

“Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely."

Abraham Lincoln famously said:

Government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.

Today this might be rewritten:

"Government of the rich, by the rich, for the rich, shall not perish from this earth" 

Copilot was asked to assess the number of millionaires in the US government. The answer is most definitely surprising.

[Disclaimer as I have no way to independently verify all of the data generated by Copilot. That said those in office appear to match what data was generated.]

Copilot

How many in the executive branch, judicial branch, the house and senate are worth a million dollars or more

Quick Answer:

  • Executive Branch: Most top officials (President, Vice President, Cabinet) are millionaires, though exact counts vary.

  • Judicial Branch: At least 6 of 9 Supreme Court Justices are multimillionaires; many federal judges also have net worths above $1M.

  • House of Representatives: Roughly 40–50% of members report net worths above $1M.

  • Senate: A majority of Senators are millionaires, with several worth tens or even hundreds of millions.

📊 Breakdown by Branch

🏛 Executive Branch

  • The President is a billionaire.

  • The Vice President and many Cabinet members are millionaires due to prior careers in business, law, or finance.

  • While not every Cabinet secretary is above $1M, the majority are, given disclosure reports and prior wealth.

⚖️ Judicial Branch

  • Supreme Court Justices: At least six of the nine justices are confirmed multimillionaires, with combined disclosed wealth ranging between $24M and $68M.

  • Federal Judges: Salaries alone (~$250K/year) don’t guarantee millionaire status, but many judges accumulate wealth through investments, prior careers, or spousal income.

  • Exact counts for all federal judges aren’t published, but the Supreme Court data shows a clear majority are millionaires.

🏠 House of Representatives

  • In 2018, 229 of 535 members of Congress (43%) had net worths above $1M.

  • Current data (2025) shows dozens of House members with fortunes in the tens or hundreds of millions.

  • Rough estimate: about half of House members today are millionaires.

🏛 Senate

  • Senators are generally wealthier than House members.

  • Reports indicate a majority of Senators are millionaires, with at least 8 Senators worth $50M+.

📌 Key Takeaways

  • Congress overall: Around 50% of members (House + Senate) are millionaires, compared to only ~10% of U.S. households.

  • Executive Branch: Nearly all top officials are millionaires.

  • Judicial Branch: At least 6 Supreme Court Justices are millionaires; many federal judges likely are too.

  • Senate vs House: Senators are wealthier on average, with several in the ultra-rich category ($50M+).


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📌 Key Insights

  • Congress overall: Roughly half of all members are millionaires, compared to ~10% of U.S. households.

  • Senate vs House: Senators are significantly wealthier on average.

  • Executive Branch: Nearly all top officials are millionaires.

  • Judicial Branch: Wealth is concentrated at the Supreme Court level, with most justices multimillionaires.


Here’s a visualization of that trend:

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When the focus is solely about retaining power then the tendency is to not think about the Working Class. 

As a fun exercise you may want to consult your favorite AI and ask of the members of congress what is the proportion of democrats versus republicans who are "owning class". You might also ask how many in the US government are billionaires?  


73's

Pete N6QW

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