About Warren Buffett, I was surprised to see his name here. Wiki tells me that his father, Howard Buffett, was: > four-term Republican United States Repre

About Warren Buffett, I was surprised to see his name here. Wiki tells me that his father, Howard Buffett, was: > four-term Republican United States Representative for the state of Nebraska To me, that doesn't sound super impressive. Also: > After failing to secure a job in the family grocery business, he started a small stock brokerage firm. Ok, that sounds less impressive. Further: > During his first term, when congressional salary was raised from $10,000 Oh wait. That is real money. 10k USD in 1943 is 180k today. Surely upper middle class by any measure.