"Bernie Sanders has an estimated net worth of around $3 million. Sanders and his wife, Jane O’Meara Sanders, currently own two homes and previously owned a third
Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders has an estimated net worth of around $3 million, according to The Street. A significant portion of his wealth comes from book advances and royalties.
According to Forbes, Sanders earned approximately $2.5 million between 2011 and 2023 from publishing-related income, as revealed in his financial disclosures.
Sanders’ annual book royalties have varied significantly, peaking at around $850,000 in 2017 and dropping to approximately $170,000 in 2022.
Between 2015 and 2023, Sanders either wrote or republished six books."
$2.5 million over 12 years isn’t obscene wealth. 208,333.33 a year.
Thats less than the amount you need to retire as middle-middle class
So what you’re saying is, he’s fighting to make the system better for everyone because he believes it’s morally right to do so, rather than out of some financial incentive. And this makes him a bad person because…?
This never made sense to me. Why hate anyone who works within the system others set up. Not his fault.
“Socialism is when poor” - The dumbest person in the room.
This looks like a childish attempt to distract from the problems caused by billionaires
wow, another miss
What is your point?
Bullshit
start by taxing out of financial existence morbidly rich by definition billionaires
Democrats found Lemmy
