re: #202 S’latch

“A stable, good-paying job is the best bridge out of poverty.”

Paul Ryan entered Congress in 1999 with an average net worth of just $382,865 which came from his involvement in two investment partnerships and his family’s construction business.

By 2011, he was worth about $4.9 million.

Hard work? ? ?

Well, in 2000 he married a former congressional staffer turned Washington lobbyist who came from a wealthy family. And that year, the Ryan’s average net worth became $1.186 million.

By 2011, he was worth about $4.9 million.

“… amazing people fighting against great odds with impressive success …. We can learn so much from them.”

Grifting is hard work.