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In reply to the discussion: Does anyone know how much Senator Sanders pays his campaign workers. [View all]beam me up scottie
(57,349 posts)78. "Interns on Sanders’ Senate office staff are paid $12 an hour...
Interns on Sanders Senate office staff are paid $12 an hour, Briggs said. Thats 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, theres a wide range of pay. Most workers wont get rich off the job. Campaign manager Jeff Weaver makes the most, earning $4,934 twice monthly.
Briggs, who is Sanders' Senate spokesman and his campaign spokesman, draws half a salary from both roles, and gets his health coverage through his Senate job. Next month, he said, he will shift to one day a week on the Senate staff.
For campaign workers, Sanders appears to be more generous with health coverage than the average U.S. employer. His July campaign-finance report lists expenditures to Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Vermont to cover employee health insurance. All full-time campaign employees are eligible for coverage on the first of the month following their hire date, Briggs said.
The campaign covers 90 percent of the premium for those making less than $35,500 a year and 80 percent for those making more, Briggs said. According to the Insurance Journal, U.S. employers are contributing an average of 66.4 percent of health premiums this year.
Beyond the interns on Sanders campaign staff, theres a wide range of pay. Most workers wont get rich off the job. Campaign manager Jeff Weaver makes the most, earning $4,934 twice monthly.
Briggs, who is Sanders' Senate spokesman and his campaign spokesman, draws half a salary from both roles, and gets his health coverage through his Senate job. Next month, he said, he will shift to one day a week on the Senate staff.
For campaign workers, Sanders appears to be more generous with health coverage than the average U.S. employer. His July campaign-finance report lists expenditures to Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Vermont to cover employee health insurance. All full-time campaign employees are eligible for coverage on the first of the month following their hire date, Briggs said.
The campaign covers 90 percent of the premium for those making less than $35,500 a year and 80 percent for those making more, Briggs said. According to the Insurance Journal, U.S. employers are contributing an average of 66.4 percent of health premiums this year.
Sounds like he is walking the walk.
But you're just another "Not Good Enough Bernie" DU crusader looking for a reason to scream bloody murder whenever a new meme pops up.
I wonder if y'all realize how boring this is for the rest of us.
Cue the drama.
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Does anyone know how much Senator Sanders pays his campaign workers. [View all]
William769
Jul 2015
OP
"Flamebait"? Why is asking a question about Bernie "flamebait"? Is that just a stock retort
Cha
Jul 2015
#75
To be honest, in Bernie's case, it's not an election per se, but a revolution.
Gregorian
Jul 2015
#4
Every candidate and their supporters try to suggest a movement or revolution
stevenleser
Jul 2015
#159
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
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
Excellent point. I hope Hillary does the same with her staff as to pay.
AllFieldsRequired
Jul 2015
#126
Ouch. Well, you know Republicans would use that in a general election. And it would be devastating.
stevenleser
Jul 2015
#118
Hillary Clinton to hire some 'summer fellows' after reports of interns working for free
azurnoir
Jul 2015
#96
I was wondering, because there's that individual donation limit of $2,400 or something like that.
SunSeeker
Jul 2015
#37
I heard $12 an hour. Which is $12 an hour more than any other campaign's interns. n/t
Scootaloo
Jul 2015
#33
your link opens with a reminder of the slave days which seems to dovetail with this
azurnoir
Jul 2015
#138
So in your book, 70 year-olds can't be courageous? That's just sad, and very revealing.
99th_Monkey
Jul 2015
#144
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
The good and the bad. Disappointing that he is not paying minimum $15/hr - I don't think this looks
seaglass
Jul 2015
#112
This really was a dumb mistake by Bernie and his campaign. It completely undercuts his message.
stevenleser
Jul 2015
#131
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