return2ozma@lemmy.worldBanned from community to News@lemmy.world · 1 year agoPresident Biden warns of 'oligarchy' as he bids farewell to five decades in politicswww.usatoday.comexternal-linkmessage-square179linkfedilinkarrow-up1453arrow-down115cross-posted to: aboringdystopia@lemmy.worldpolitics@lemmy.world
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minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up22arrow-down3·1 year 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-down3·1 year 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-squaregrue@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·1 year agoIt’s almost impossible to be a Federal politician and not be wealthy.
minus-squareViking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up10·1 year agoEspecially when you’re on the side of the establishment, which Biden was his entire far too long career.
minus-squaretaiyang@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down2·1 year 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-squareEugene V. Debs' Ghost@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·1 year 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.
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.
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.
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.