from faux news.....'Paul Ryan well-off but not megarich, financial forms show'

[spanone]

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney found a running mate wealthier than most of us. Although not nearly as rich as Romney, Rep. Paul Ryan has a net worth of about $4.5 million and earned at least $344,000 last year, putting him in the top 5 percent of income earners. Most of his money comes from his marriage and inheritances.

At a glance, Ryan's finances reflect an upper middle-class family: Ryan mortgages his home -- six bedrooms with 5,700 square feet on less than one acre -- though it's no gilded mansion. He and his wife, Janna, support three children, and she's now a stay-at-home mom.

But a review of Ryan's financial statements by The Associated Press shows he is in the wealthiest percentiles of Americans. His income is between $344,000 and $1.4 million. Much of his money comes from a trust fund set up following his mother-in-law's death, as well as investments in natural resources. He also earns an annual salary as a member of Congress of $174,000.

Romney's choice of Ryan could be a lightning rod for Democrats who have criticized Ryan for his proposed cuts to federal programs for the poor and sick. Ryan's supporters said his budget plan is a serious discussion about government's relationship with Americans and tough medicine for a Washington that for years has spent more than it collects. The Romney campaign declined to discuss Ryan's assets, saying his financial statements speak for themselves.


Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/08/16/paul-ryan-well-off-but-not-megarich-financial-forms-show/#ixzz23w9HuHEp

[Warpy]

1. He's in the top 2%

and that, my dimwitted Pox News friends, is mega rich.

By the way, am I the only person who thinks he looks like the Enzyte guy, Smilin' Bob?

[Politicalboi]

2. It's how he got that money

That should be investigated.

[tularetom]

3. Yep he made his dough the ol' fashioned way

He inherited some of it and married the rest.

How the fuck does he know anything about how hard a small bidnessman has to work to get ahead?

Empty words from an empty suit.

[yourout]

4. More than a little insider trading helped build his fortune.

[GP6971]

5. "empty words from an empty suit"

I always liked something equivalent that one of my early mentors said when the decision was made to send a young lieutenant on a trip to a popular city to "fix a problem"........"You might as well send a uniform on a hanger for all the good it will do"