2016 Postmortem

Agschmid

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7. Here is what I read.

Wed Jul 29, 2015, 12:05 AM

Jul 2015

Sanders lists 33 campaign staff members on his campaign finance report, ranging from top dogs to part-time interns. The July report shows eight staffers receiving $683 twice a month. Briggs said those are $10.10-an-hour interns who regularly come to the office. The campaign also has volunteers, he said.

Interns on Sanders’ Senate office staff are paid $12 an hour, Briggs said. That’s more than some interns make in Congress. A 2013 report in the Atlantic magazine found that only 35 of the 100 senators paid their interns at all.

Beyond the interns on Sanders’ campaign staff, there’s a wide range of pay. Most workers won’t get rich off the job. Campaign manager Jeff Weaver makes the most, earning $4,934 twice monthly.

That higher salary works out to $118,416 after taxes.

http://www.sevendaysvt.com/OffMessage/archives/2015/07/27/sanders-touts-15-per-hour-wage-but-doesnt-pay-it

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Does anyone know how much Senator Sanders pays his campaign workers. [View all] William769 Jul 2015 OP

well, thanks for the flamebait. HERVEPA Jul 2015 #1

Flamebait? William769 Jul 2015 #3

Let me see if I can go research this, it interests me. sheshe2 Jul 2015 #14

Thanks sheshe. William769 Jul 2015 #18

Why thank her? SwampG8r Jul 2015 #136

"Flamebait"? Why is asking a question about Bernie "flamebait"? Is that just a stock retort Cha Jul 2015 #75

They? HERVEPA Jul 2015 #104

Notice when you ask something its called flamebait... Historic NY Jul 2015 #111

Fair enough! calimary Jul 2015 #142

...^ that 840high Jul 2015 #64

It happens whenever Hillary has a bad day. beam me up scottie Jul 2015 #71

Is Bernie Sanders running a for profit business, or a political campaign? Snotcicles Jul 2015 #106

Stop making sense HERVEPA Jul 2015 #119

That is the exact point and shows that the OP question was pure flame bait. nt ladjf Jul 2015 #130

Absolutely hilarious quickesst Jul 2015 #99

How is that flamebait? MineralMan Jul 2015 #116

Cheap shot. Armstead Jul 2015 #2

To be honest, in Bernie's case, it's not an election per se, but a revolution. Gregorian Jul 2015 #4

Every candidate should be paying staff what they support as minimum wage. Raine1967 Jul 2015 #19

I don't think any candidates average out to $15, kind of a bummer huh Agschmid Jul 2015 #36

It's absolutely a reasonable question. calimary Jul 2015 #141

I really think it is a fair question to ask of every candidate. Raine1967 Jul 2015 #143

So his people get paid okasha Jul 2015 #69

Industrial revolution..... daleanime Jul 2015 #101

Every candidate and their supporters try to suggest a movement or revolution stevenleser Jul 2015 #159

I beg to differ. All of the other candidates are working within the system. Gregorian Jul 2015 #162

And so is Bernie, completely within the system. Let's not exaggerate. stevenleser Jul 2015 #167

You don't know what you're talking about. Gregorian Jul 2015 #169

Nearly all of his campaign workers are volunteers Bjorn Against Jul 2015 #5

You sure about that? William769 Jul 2015 #6

I have not personally seen his pay stub Bjorn Against Jul 2015 #11

I think politics pays less than some think... Agschmid Jul 2015 #15

Incredible how they create a meme out of thin air.. artislife Jul 2015 #31

Hmmmm~ sheshe2 Jul 2015 #54

Oh, Hi!! Can I expect your friends? artislife Jul 2015 #61

Are you calling me an overweight sheshe2 Jul 2015 #68

Maybe you just remind her of someone else. beam me up scottie Jul 2015 #74

She Puglover Jul 2015 #108

That certainly makes Christmas shopping easier. Perhaps a nice journal. Autumn Jul 2015 #113

Evidently wants to take over the role of Diane Blair Divernan Jul 2015 #137

Shades of the Lord High Executioner/The Mikado Divernan Jul 2015 #147

I enjoy our time together. You drop by so often artislife Jul 2015 #77

I love Krispy Cremes! beam me up scottie Jul 2015 #79

Join us! artislife Jul 2015 #81

Seattle seems pretty awesome. beam me up scottie Jul 2015 #87

And the two states are beautiful! artislife Jul 2015 #89

If they'd stop fighting the Bern and just go with it maybe they'd be less irritable. beam me up scottie Jul 2015 #93

Sugar and caffeine...best cures artislife Jul 2015 #97

This artislife Jul 2015 #163

Jury results - someone's getting nasty behind the scenes. Fozzledick Jul 2015 #92

LMAO! beam me up scottie Jul 2015 #95

Bwahahahahaha 0-7 Cosmic Kitten Jul 2015 #103

They are making us look bad. Cut the mic! nt Snotcicles Jul 2015 #107

There are times you know the alerter by the alert Autumn Jul 2015 #115

Have not been back to this OP artislife Jul 2015 #153

Volunteers don't generally get paid madokie Jul 2015 #85

Read post 7...... sheshe2 Jul 2015 #86

and are they getting time-and-a-half after 40 hours worked? brooklynite Jul 2015 #122

Here is what I read. Agschmid Jul 2015 #7

Thank you kind sir. William769 Jul 2015 #8

Yah... Agschmid Jul 2015 #10

I never understood that about William769 Jul 2015 #16

Me either... Agschmid Jul 2015 #17

Oh. I guess there will be perks later... n/t freshwest Jul 2015 #12

Ha, I went to research Williams question... sheshe2 Jul 2015 #20

To be honest it's a bit odd... Agschmid Jul 2015 #21

Agree sheshe2 Jul 2015 #26

Some businesses are actively raising the minimum wage... Agschmid Jul 2015 #29

Hmmm... sheshe2 Jul 2015 #42

I mostly mention retail because they are the companies raising their wages. Agschmid Jul 2015 #43

Not my company.... sheshe2 Jul 2015 #60

Last time that happened was in the mid-1990's but we had a POTUS with the cure azurnoir Jul 2015 #91

I agree with the problem of compression, and any minimum wage would erode eventually. Sancho Jul 2015 #100

Hillary's work for free AgingAmerican Jul 2015 #132

And here's what I read: Smarmie Doofus Jul 2015 #23

Yes it is indeed 2015... Agschmid Jul 2015 #27

Seems the OP's point bvf Jul 2015 #30

I'm not sure it was "blown out of the water"... Agschmid Jul 2015 #35

The "talk" per Sanders calls bvf Jul 2015 #45

FWIW... I'm critizing them all. Agschmid Jul 2015 #47

Excellent point. n/t bvf Jul 2015 #28

Excellent point. I hope Hillary does the same with her staff as to pay. AllFieldsRequired Jul 2015 #126

That doesn't seem right BainsBane Jul 2015 #40

Ouch. Well, you know Republicans would use that in a general election. And it would be devastating. stevenleser Jul 2015 #118

Certainly, he puts his money where his mouth is? Cha Jul 2015 #9

I campaigned thirty hours a week for Obama unapatriciated Jul 2015 #13

I believe there is a huge difference to being a campaigner.. sheshe2 Jul 2015 #22

Hillary Clinton to hire some 'summer fellows' after reports of interns working for free azurnoir Jul 2015 #96

What does that have to do with what Bernie does (doesn't do)? n/t 1StrongBlackMan Jul 2015 #105

Bernie's asking for $15 an hour by 2020 not right now azurnoir Jul 2015 #134

Okay; but still ... 1StrongBlackMan Jul 2015 #135

why do you seem so bothered about a comparison between candidates? azurnoir Jul 2015 #139

I'm not bothered ... Just curious. n/t 1StrongBlackMan Jul 2015 #140

Volunteers are volunteers, paid employees are different.... George II Jul 2015 #24

So in summary then... kenn3d Jul 2015 #41

If you volunteer your time, do campaigns have to report that as a donation? SunSeeker Jul 2015 #25

I don't believe so. Agschmid Jul 2015 #32

I was wondering, because there's that individual donation limit of $2,400 or something like that. SunSeeker Jul 2015 #37

Same here. Agschmid Jul 2015 #38

No, time is not money BainsBane Jul 2015 #48

I heard $12 an hour. Which is $12 an hour more than any other campaign's interns. n/t Scootaloo Jul 2015 #33

It appears the senate Interns get that rate... Agschmid Jul 2015 #39

It is a valid point, put your money where your mouth is. Thinkingabout Jul 2015 #34

According to WSJ 99th_Monkey Jul 2015 #44

Reminds me of the small businesses BainsBane Jul 2015 #46

Bernie needs no "excuse" for anything & he's got nothing to apologize for 99th_Monkey Jul 2015 #51

I see. I was hoping principle meant something here BainsBane Jul 2015 #52

. 99th_Monkey Jul 2015 #55

I'm not the one engaged in intellectual and moral gymastics BainsBane Jul 2015 #58

I don't know... ibegurpard Jul 2015 #56

Let me get this straight BainsBane Jul 2015 #59

No ibegurpard Jul 2015 #67

The VT minimum wage is $9.15 an hour BainsBane Jul 2015 #76

"Interns on Sanders’ Senate office staff are paid $12 an hour... beam me up scottie Jul 2015 #78

He seems to be a stand up guy artislife Jul 2015 #80

I'm sure the poutrage brigade will find something else. beam me up scottie Jul 2015 #84

It does get old unapatriciated Jul 2015 #129

yep he does want a $15.00 an hour minimum by 2020 azurnoir Jul 2015 #94

Thank you 99th_Monkey Jul 2015 #121

So Sanders paying less than $15/hr is a "tempest in a teapot"? R B Garr Jul 2015 #124

You have a comprehensive list there, BB, of things that aren't "important" Cha Jul 2015 #90

your link opens with a reminder of the slave days which seems to dovetail with this azurnoir Jul 2015 #138

It's kind of laughable to say a 70-something year old man is courageous R B Garr Jul 2015 #120

So in your book, 70 year-olds can't be courageous? That's just sad, and very revealing. 99th_Monkey Jul 2015 #144

The subject was Bernie, not 70-year-olds, and it's a laugh to compare R B Garr Jul 2015 #150

You're right, I suspect .. 99th_Monkey Jul 2015 #154

LOL, all this from someone with what...60 days..90 days Bernie love? R B Garr Jul 2015 #155

OMG. I had NO idea 99th_Monkey Jul 2015 #156

Haha, this is so fucking predictable. And so lame. R B Garr Jul 2015 #157

Your unabated vacuousness is duly noted. 99th_Monkey Jul 2015 #160

More inanity. How predictable and childish. Everything about Bernie R B Garr Jul 2015 #161

My Bernie-love's been a-brewing for well over a decade now 99th_Monkey Jul 2015 #164

LOL, Bernie was never mentioned here. More phoniness. R B Garr Jul 2015 #165

Bernie wasn't "hiding out" in Vermont in these videos 99th_Monkey Jul 2015 #166

Ouch! sheshe2 Jul 2015 #83

Please see 99th_Monkey Jul 2015 #146

Oh you object to paying people a reasonable wage? ibegurpard Jul 2015 #49

HA! Kick! sheshe2 Jul 2015 #50

Crap. Now I have to start a thread about Hillary's unpaid interns. Cheese Sandwich Jul 2015 #53

At least a few of them are seeming to admit that economic justice matters a small bit, delrem Jul 2015 #57

Think about how hard this is to criticize while trying to look like you care about poor people. beam me up scottie Jul 2015 #62

Stuff like this explains it: delrem Jul 2015 #66

Smarmie Doofus explained Bernie's plan above: beam me up scottie Jul 2015 #70

I don't give a shit what Hillary pays her interns ibegurpard Jul 2015 #72

Um, neither do I. beam me up scottie Jul 2015 #73

Don't forget the $600 haircut 840high Jul 2015 #65

Why don't you google it. 840high Jul 2015 #63

Because innuendo in an OP title is so satisfying! nt artislife Jul 2015 #82

Yes. Transparent and immature, too. 840high Jul 2015 #145

Does anyone know how much Hillary pays her Keystone lobbyist?: beam me up scottie Jul 2015 #88

OK I get it now ibegurpard Jul 2015 #98

Have someone ask him. He's not afraid to answer questions. Vinca Jul 2015 #102

Far less than wealthy private corporate interests are paying Hillary. Zorra Jul 2015 #109

Do as I say ..... BooScout Jul 2015 #110

You are absolutely correct. William769 Jul 2015 #114

Hillary pays interns nothing... ibegurpard Jul 2015 #123

wow BooScout Jul 2015 #133

we're you clutching your pearls as you typed that? ibegurpard Jul 2015 #149

Like this? cyberswede Jul 2015 #125

The good and the bad. Disappointing that he is not paying minimum $15/hr - I don't think this looks seaglass Jul 2015 #112

Thank you for your heartfelt concern for American workers LondonReign2 Jul 2015 #117

Russell's Teapot, my friend. Maedhros Jul 2015 #127

Thanks for this thread, William. It shows how Bernie supporters R B Garr Jul 2015 #128

This really was a dumb mistake by Bernie and his campaign. It completely undercuts his message. stevenleser Jul 2015 #131

you're funny ibegurpard Jul 2015 #148

What's funny is that you don't see it. This will be in the top 3 of items Republicans would stevenleser Jul 2015 #158

Finally ... It was a while coming, but well deserved ... Trajan Jul 2015 #151

Scrape that barrel! arcane1 Jul 2015 #152

I'm sure he isn't paying a minimum of $15 an hour. George II Jul 2015 #168