Those who acknowledge the “swamp” that politics has become point out the shocking fact that elected officials seem to become millionaires after they are in office.
While members of Congress earn six figures, in the $174,000–193,400 range, the salary is a far cry from the millions accumulated in office for some of them. Questions as to how public servants could increase their wealth while in office usually do not lead to answers involving integrity.
James O’Keefe, the …