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minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up21arrow-down3·2 days agoSuper-wealthy? No. Still wealthy. Worth $10 million, plus all of the government benefits. https://www.investopedia.com/joe-biden-net-worth-8655652
minus-squareBertramDitore@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17arrow-down3·2 days agoOh damn, I didn’t realize he was that wealthy. Should’ve looked it up. All the more reason he should have retired ages ago.
minus-squaretaiyang@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down2·1 day agoTo be fair, when he was a senator, he was the lowest paid one iirc. Or at least close to it. Being VP must have changed all that.
minus-squaregrue@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·1 day agoIt’s almost impossible to be a Federal politician and not be wealthy.
minus-squareViking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up10·1 day agoEspecially when you’re on the side of the establishment, which Biden was his entire far too long career.
minus-squareEugene V. Debs' Ghost@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·15 hours agoExplains one of the many reasons why Trump ran. Get out of jail free card, and help get out of bankruptcy. With hundreds of companies lining up to give him money as bribes, I’d say he’s already got what his greed wanted.
Super-wealthy? No. Still wealthy. Worth $10 million, plus all of the government benefits.
https://www.investopedia.com/joe-biden-net-worth-8655652
Oh damn, I didn’t realize he was that wealthy. Should’ve looked it up. All the more reason he should have retired ages ago.
To be fair, when he was a senator, he was the lowest paid one iirc. Or at least close to it. Being VP must have changed all that.
It’s almost impossible to be a Federal politician and not be wealthy.
Especially when you’re on the side of the establishment, which Biden was his entire far too long career.
Explains one of the many reasons why Trump ran. Get out of jail free card, and help get out of bankruptcy.
With hundreds of companies lining up to give him money as bribes, I’d say he’s already got what his greed wanted.