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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWhat's this? 30 Years and Bernies' not rich?
He's been in government for 30 years, and unlike others in similar positions, he's not a millionaire? Heck, we have senators who have been in office less time than him who are 10 times richer than when they went in.
What has he been doing all this time if he's not getting rich like the rest of them?
daleanime
(17,796 posts)Oh, that was what they call a 'rhetorical question'. Sorry, my bad.
RobertEarl
(13,685 posts)Does a socialist go into government with the idea that he's there, not to get rich, but to do good for the people?
So that's what it means to have a socialist in government. I like it.
Better than the capitalists we have making decisions that make them rich. Eh?
RobertEarl
(13,685 posts)That what we have now in congress is a bunch of "Anti-socialists".
Yep, that's what they are. They are anti-socialist and they are using government, not for the people's good, duh, but using their office for them and their friends to get rich. Now, I am not saying they also take bribes - but they do.
It's pretty obvious Bernie ain't been taking no bribes!
merrily
(45,251 posts)A socialist believes in government or other collective ownership. A Democratic Socialist works within capitalism. Huge difference.
RobertEarl
(13,685 posts)That's why he is such a good employee of the people. He's not in it for the money, he's in it for helping people. Social reasons versus capital reasons.
As for collective ownership.... the best things in the US are collectively owned by the people, the government manages those things for the people. That's why it is important we have socialists like Bernie in government.
TheProgressive
(1,656 posts)L0oniX
(31,493 posts)Why do we let them get away with smearing socialism?
Time we friggin stand up for what we know is right, and socialism is the correct thing to have in government. What we have now is corporates in control and look at the mess we are in.
cui bono
(19,926 posts)and his buddies that he works with are GOP toadies or something. I don't know, it really didn't make any sense, but s/he said that Sanders was the rich candidate, not Hillary so stop lying about Hillary. Waiting for an explanation on that!
nadinbrzezinski
(154,021 posts)BrotherIvan
(9,126 posts)Put that in your pipe and smoke it!
L0oniX
(31,493 posts)BrotherIvan
(9,126 posts)A Red Scare on DU. Just what we need. At least we're safe from the evil clutches of Scandinavia!
Jack Rabbit
(45,984 posts)A: His job.
RufusTFirefly
(8,812 posts)Whatta concept!
arcane1
(38,613 posts)MannyGoldstein
(34,589 posts)he's a bitter little man with inferior hair care-habits, who can only dream of big-bucks speeches.
Dream on, Green Mountain Boy! America wants a Wall Street Winner, not a Crabby Commie.
Regards,
TWM
Jack Rabbit
(45,984 posts)Hmmmm, I like him even better now.
Thanks for pointing that out, TWM.
Spitfire of ATJ
(32,723 posts)ms liberty
(8,574 posts)L0oniX
(31,493 posts)Bigredhunk
(1,349 posts)He's not a whore (one of the senators in my state gets big farm subsidy $$ he doesn't need). But don't members of congress make $170,000/year or something? You'd think he'd be a multi-millionaire from that alone (provided I'm not wrong about the figure).
He has been in Congress for about 20 years and made an average of about 150k a year. that would be 3 million but he had to live in two places during all that time. On paper he might be if he bought instead of rented in DC but in terms of liquid assets it would be quite unlikely.
Catherine Vincent
(34,490 posts)onecaliberal
(32,861 posts)Actually all of us. Not selling out to corporations or putting his votes up for sale.
Spitfire of ATJ
(32,723 posts)Their idea of being a success is to rubber stamp the stuff Wall Street hands them.
It also pays better.
former9thward
(32,006 posts)by reading the Wall Street Journal. Maybe Sanders should subscribe....
merrily
(45,251 posts)merrily
(45,251 posts)filibuster in book form.
Beartracks
(12,814 posts)AtomicKitten
(46,585 posts)RufusTFirefly
(8,812 posts)BrotherIvan
(9,126 posts)LOL
True Blue Door
(2,969 posts)Warpy
(111,258 posts)Congresscritters who serve multiple terms without trying to strike it rich are rare, but we've seen them before.
Harry Truman was a shining example, leaving office no richer (some say poorer) than he was when he entered it.
Congress is where you get all the inside information on investment strategy, a quid pro quo involving friendly voting traded for insider stock tips.