You WILL buy Bernie's book, or be liquidated.
Posted on 05/26/2019 12:57:11 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
It turns out even democratic socialist authors can rake in cash. Just ask Bernie Sanders.
The independent senator from Vermont has enjoyed a recent windfall driven by book deals. In both 2016 and 2017, Sanders and his wife, Jane, had adjusted gross income of about $1.1 million, according to tax returns his 2020 presidential campaign released last month. The couple followed it up with about $560,000 in income last year.
The totals mark a stark increase from 2015, when they made roughly $240,000.
[CNBC is looking at how top 2020 presidential candidates accumulated their wealth. Check back for more updates.]
Sanders built a devoted following during his 2016 Democratic presidential primary bid against Hillary Clinton. His income spiked along with his fame. Now, the senator ranks among the “millionaires and billionaires” he has criticized during his nearly four decades as an elected official.
The tax returns raised questions about whether Sanders’ newfound wealth conflicts with his message. The senator, who wants to hike taxes on the wealthy to build up social programs such as “Medicare for All” and tuition-free public college, says his fatter wallet will not affect his plans. During a CNN town hall last month, Sanders responded to questions about his wealth by saying, “I plead guilty to have written a book which was an international best-seller.”
“But I think your question should ask, well, now that you wrote a book, you made money, is that going to mean that you change your policies?” Sanders continued during the event. “Well, you’re looking at somebody who not only voted against Trump’s disastrous tax plan — 83 percent of the benefits going to the top 1% — but I have and will continue in this campaign to fight for progressive taxation.”
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AKA "bribe laundering."
IIRC his wife basically drove Burlington College into bankruptcy over a land deal she brokered.
You WILL buy Bernie's book, or be liquidated.
Most of the people I know wouldn’t touch one of his books with a 10 ft. pole, so who’s buying them? Not counting the ones sold out of the 5¢ box at the yard sales..
Nothing stopping Bernie from giving all that money to the government.
He made his two million or so selling books he wrote. The other 99 (maybe except for Rand Paul) made their millions from contributions from deep-pocket donors who in return got the votes they wanted.
Media masters are framing the outcome again, with the Dems. Has the decision been made that none of the wannabbees will keep the nomination from Biden? This is going to backfire. It’ll be out there how much the other 99 US Senators and most Representatives sell out for their millions.
“Wealth for me, but not for thee.”
By his own reasoning he should have made $15 an hour for the time it took to write his book.
Sanders wants your money, your guns and your property.
Of course, HE WILL KEEP all three
It's your choice to decide which is the more disturbing scenario.
Bernie bought and paid for. Book deals a way to forward bribes.
WHAT A HYPOCRITICAL NEWS STORY.
Where the bleep were you when Clinton was running, with all her book and uranium deals??? Not a word.
Bernie Sanders is proud of his book successes. He isn’t an extreme communist and doesn’t hate success. There is only one reason you’re slamming Bernie for 0.00004% of what the Clintons did when she ran. BECAUSE YOU KNOW BERNIE WONT KILL YOU FOR SAYING IT.
Bernie is not bought and paid for. That’s why they hate him. Same as they did with Trump. He’s not buyable with sex or money, and doesn’t have huge scandals in his past to hide. That is why they fear him over the others. The others are all already bought or buyable.
That's what I got out of the fact CNBC is running this piece.
Nobody he gets paid up front.
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