Link: http://www.alternet.org/news/152252/rich_lifestyles_of_the_gop%27s_starve-the-poor_presidential_candidates/

With housing foreclosures at an all-time high, the top tier of Republican presidential candidates is living high on the hog. With the campaign season for Republican presidential primaries in full bloom, the candidates are falling all over each other in a fierce competition to tout their conservative bona fides. Even as housing foreclosures reach all-time highs, and unemployment in some states climbs into the double digits, Republican presidential contenders remain insistent in their demands for reducing government assistance to those suffering under the weight of economic disaster. So, let's have a look at how the candidates themselves are faring on this dismal economic landscape.