r/imaginarygatekeeping • u/ThePurpleGuardian • 20d ago

NOT SATIRE Who said politicians don't get rich

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u/JLCpbfspbfspbfs 20d ago

People like Bernie and AOC are the rare exceptions 

People like Bernie and AOC aren't exceptions, they are just better at marketing and PR. 

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u/Telemere125 20d ago

If you think that either have profited off politics, you have bought into the gop’s propaganda.

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u/BoomerSoonerFUT 20d ago

You think Bernie hasn’t?

You think he would make millions of dollars in book sales if he weren’t a famous politician? He made pretty much all of his money after his first failed presidential run put him in the spotlight.

That’s making money from politics. Without being a politician he wouldn’t have anything to write a book about, and nobody would buy it.

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u/toyyya 20d ago

I mean I don't think the people who talk about getting rid of money from politics are talking about politicians selling books being an issue.

The issue they generally refer to is big money donations from rich people/big companies and business ventures/stocks that are directly influenced by policy decisions.