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Congratulations to our presumptive Democratic nominee, Joe Biden!
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In reply to the discussion: Bernie Sanders Is Rich [View all]MineralMan
(146,286 posts)5. Well, Senator Sanders has played his presidential aspirations well.
Having made his name a common one among the public, he has managed to sell a bunch of books.
Is he rich? Well, that depends on your definition of rich. He's rich enough to retire and live reasonably comfortably. That's the goal of a lot of upper middle class people. Put a million or two away and you can spend your waning years being comfortable and maybe doing some traveling.
He's not rich, though, in the sense of people who have more money than they can ever actually spend. He's not rich, by that definition.
But, he has done pretty well, thanks to running a couple of times for President. Hat's off to him for that.
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primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
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And there was no reason for him to be ashamed of it, as evidenced by him being extremely reluctant
Skya Rhen
May 2019
#2
Exactly. Like Trump and Carson. Selling a book on campaign trail was only a part of it.
robbedvoter
May 2019
#40
Bernie is not a 'real' socialist, he is a social democrat who foolishly tries to redefine socialism
Celerity
May 2019
#16
However, many Sanders supporters were trashing Joe Kennedy III for his "net worth"
ehrnst
May 2019
#18
I'll post wherever the fuck I want, thank u very much, so there, now I'm done lol
Baclava
May 2019
#23
Excerpt:I'm very concerned about the New York Times' consistently negative coverage of
BeckyDem
May 2019
#42