America’s poor are ‘envy of the world,’ says richest Congressman

‘Darrell Issa, the richest man in Congress, said America has made “our poor somewhat the envy of the world.”

Asked by CNNMoney whether he feels personally responsible to address income inequality in the United States, the Republican Congressman from California said “absolutely.” But he noted that America is the richest country on earth and implied that those in poverty here are better off than the poor in other nations.’

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