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Moviegoers

In a recent Gallup poll, they tracked U.S. adults’ movie attendance using this question periodically between 1988 and 1995 and then more regularly from 2001 through 2007. The latest reading is from a Dec. 1-16 Gallup poll, the first since 2007, and it shows a...

Who owns AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc.

I was talking to a client the other day about movies and they were somewhat resentful that the AMC theaters were mostly China owned.  I thought he was wrong put didn’t say anything.  I thought I had read something different but didn’t remember the details. China’s...

Biggest wealth increase in Congress, 2008-2018

Not all politicians come into office wealthy – but many leave that way. Here are the top 10 winners of the past decade. No one ever said Congress was not the place to grow your wealth       Name Growth Percentage Avg. Wealth 2008 Avg. Wealth 2018  Grace...

Poorest Members of Congress 2018

The salary of a typical member of Congress is $174,000. No one is qualifying for food stamps, but some lawmakers carry significant personal and/or business debt. Here are those “poorest” members. I know 2018 is the most current data. But then it is...

What does Congress earn?

I was wondering what Congress earned in only pure salaries, here is what I found… Speaker of the House                                                                                                                     $223,500 Majority leader and minority leader of...

Stock Act

The Stock Act is an Act of Congress designed to combat Congressional insider trading. It was signed into law by President Barack Obama on April 4, 2012. The law prohibits the use of non-public information for private profit, including insider trading by members of...

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