What's this? 30 Years and Bernies' not rich?

[RobertEarl]

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]

1. Working for us.....

Oh, that was what they call a 'rhetorical question'. Sorry, my bad.

[RobertEarl]

2. Is that what a socialist does?

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]

4. It is obvious, isn't it?

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]

17. He is not a socialist. He is a Democratic Socialist who has run as an Indie for many years.

A socialist believes in government or other collective ownership. A Democratic Socialist works within capitalism. Huge difference.

[RobertEarl]

23. He is known as a socialist

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]

25. No, Senator Sanders is a Democratic Socialist... There is a big difference.

[L0oniX]

27. The media is attempting to smear Bernie by omitting "Democratic".

[darkangel218]

31. +1

[RobertEarl]

43. Smear?

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.

[L0oniX]

44. +1

[cui bono]

3. According to someone here on DU he is the rich guy running for president

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]

5. That must be what is colloquially known as a logic pretzel

[BrotherIvan]

21. And he only supports white males

Put that in your pipe and smoke it!

[L0oniX]

30. Someone said he was even a USSR Putin luv'r too.

[BrotherIvan]

39. Oh great

A Red Scare on DU. Just what we need. At least we're safe from the evil clutches of Scandinavia!

[Jack Rabbit]

6. Q: "What has he been doing all this time if he's not getting rich like the rest of them?"

A: His job.

[RufusTFirefly]

7. +10000!

Whatta concept!

[arcane1]

35. What a novel concept!

[MannyGoldstein]

8. Rejected by Wall Street,

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]

10. Rejected by Wall Street?

Hmmmm, I like him even better now.

Thanks for pointing that out, TWM.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

20. Actually, America might be ready for this....

[ms liberty]

37. This is awesome! n/t

[L0oniX]

32. LMAO

[Bigredhunk]

9. -

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).

[dsc]

38. No

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]

11. Good point!

[onecaliberal]

12. He's actually working for the people of Vermont

Actually all of us. Not selling out to corporations or putting his votes up for sale.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

13. According to them, putting his name of failed legislation....

Their idea of being a success is to rubber stamp the stuff Wall Street hands them.

It also pays better.

[former9thward]

14. Hillary claimed she turned $1000 into $100,000 in cattle futures

by reading the Wall Street Journal. Maybe Sanders should subscribe....

[merrily]

16. Yeah, that's it, the WSJ. That's the ticket!

[merrily]

15. I think the most money he made, other than his public servant salaries, were from the sales of his

filibuster in book form.

[Beartracks]

18. Rush would call him an "unsuccessful American." n/t

[AtomicKitten]

19. Well, he's clearly doing it wrong. More kowtowing to Wall Street! That's the ticket.

[RufusTFirefly]

24. More kowtow!!

[BrotherIvan]

22. Ask Cantor, McConnell, DiFi and American Samoa

LOL

[True Blue Door]

26. The rich reward their friends. The people mostly ignore theirs.

[Warpy]

28. Neither is Joe Biden

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.

[jwirr]

41. Yes, Joe is another good leader.

[cherokeeprogressive]

29. Bernie... You're not doing it right. n/t

[L0oniX]

34. Apparently he has not learned how to be a capitalistic predator like many other congress critters.

[cherokeeprogressive]

36. Zactly. n/t

[fadedrose]

33. Must be a clothes horse nt

[jwirr]

40. Being our representative.

[Logical]

42. Hillary pulled herself out of poverty don't you know ?? Nt