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Pooka Fey

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9. Screw this post. You have NO IDEA what kind of financial obligations this man has assumed.

Tue May 5, 2015, 02:00 PM

May 2015

When does a dedicated public servant have time to "frivolously squander"? Senator Sanders doesn't strike me as being the "frivolous" type.

And we're all so impressed with your >$300K amassed wealth that you taken the trouble to share publicly on DU.

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Bernie Sanders has an estimated net worth of $303,507 [View all] catnhatnh May 2015 OP

Sherrod Brown's jen63 May 2015 #1

As has been noted, Bernie is totally out of touch... Wilms May 2015 #2

He's either Francis of Assissi or a terrible money manager then whatthehey May 2015 #3

I'm not very familiar with how net worth is estimated JonLP24 May 2015 #5

Screw this post. You have NO IDEA what kind of financial obligations this man has assumed. Pooka Fey May 2015 #9

So you ignored my alternative to go for the poutrage tizzy instead? whatthehey May 2015 #17

3rd possibility: It's none of my damn business Pooka Fey May 2015 #18

Limiting options to simply two choices is irrational when we lack all relevant knowledge. LanternWaste May 2015 #36

Senator salary = ~175k. Avalux May 2015 #16

Anyone at that bracket can and should easily manage 15% annually whatthehey May 2015 #19

You would think. SheilaT May 2015 #31

I'm not forgetting anything. Avalux May 2015 #34

Living in DC *AND* a home state. Gidney N Cloyd May 2015 #39

Most average Americans are bad personal money managers. I'm bad with my personal liberal_at_heart May 2015 #23

Congress does pay well, but living in one of the most expensive cities in the world mountain grammy May 2015 #44

Hey, he's rich compared to VT's senior senator: Leahy cali May 2015 #4

Two things dsc May 2015 #6

If housing is excluded, then I think it's dumb to call it 'net worth'. closeupready May 2015 #7

I have no idea either unless it is because that doesn't have to be listed on the forms dsc May 2015 #8

Oh, right, that might very well be. They wouldn't want closeupready May 2015 #11

The info OpenSecrets comes from what they put on the forms JonLP24 May 2015 #12

Even the sole stock -- IBM -- Bernie Sanders owns doesn't reek of corruption JonLP24 May 2015 #14

Bernie and Leahy are certainly common people compared to Warren and Grayson AZ Progressive May 2015 #10

Isn't Joe Biden in that range too ? obnoxiousdrunk May 2015 #13

Seems to be close enough $543,014 JonLP24 May 2015 #15

That sounds like minus the house, my guess for Bernie is just under 700K all tallied with Vt house. Bluenorthwest May 2015 #20

Bernie!! AzDar May 2015 #21

No wonder he relates to the common American. He's not a multi millionaire like most liberal_at_heart May 2015 #22

Obviously, Goldman Sachs hasn't offered him an entertainment gig at $200k per gig. Tierra_y_Libertad May 2015 #24

Maybe he'll become rich AFTER he's President, like Bill Clinton. Metric System May 2015 #25

Maybe so. I was just reading about Bill's 104 million in 11 years giving speeches. leftofcool May 2015 #28

A few stars make that but the average NFL career is 3-4 years. hifiguy May 2015 #30

True that. I think baseball players last the longest. leftofcool May 2015 #37

He should give a speech to UCLA GummyBearz May 2015 #26

Universities will pay to get he best. leftofcool May 2015 #29

And sometimes they end up getting the worst GummyBearz May 2015 #41

His investments hasn't received special attention it would seem. stillwaiting May 2015 #27

Wow. I could have a higher net worth than the president. gollygee May 2015 #32

So he's rich workinclasszero May 2015 #33

That's probably a paid off house and a few other assets AZ Progressive May 2015 #40

I have my SS and two lotto tickets! tavernier May 2015 #35

Probably puts him in the top 1%. DCBob May 2015 #38

Obviously he does not manage money well. woolldog May 2015 #42

Maybe he had his wife give back her golden parachute and his net worth Thinkingabout May 2015 #43