return2ozma@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 11 个月前President Biden warns of 'oligarchy' as he bids farewell to five decades in politicswww.usatoday.comexternal-linkmessage-square178linkfedilinkarrow-up1453arrow-down115cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
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minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up22arrow-down3·11 个月前Super-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-down3·11 个月前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.
minus-squaregrue@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·11 个月前It’s almost impossible to be a Federal politician and not be wealthy.
minus-squareViking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up10·11 个月前Especially when you’re on the side of the establishment, which Biden was his entire far too long career.
minus-squaretaiyang@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down2·11 个月前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.
minus-squareEugene V. Debs' Ghost@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·11 个月前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.
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.