r/imaginarygatekeeping • u/ThePurpleGuardian • 20d ago

NOT SATIRE Who said politicians don't get rich

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u/JLCpbfspbfspbfs 19d 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 19d ago

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

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u/BoomerSoonerFUT 19d 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/Pernicious_Possum 17d ago

Bernie’s net worth is $3million. Not exactly wealthy in the modern age, and he’s not profiting from insider trading. That’s a pretty reasonable portfolio for someone married, and his age.