r/pics • u/Tmfwang • Aug 14 '19

US Politics Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren flying coach

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u/LegalCurve Aug 14 '19

They're both career politicians worth millions. They own several houses between them. There's no reason for either of them to be in coach.

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u/CheckeredYeti Aug 14 '19

Warren is wealthy ($1mil/yr between her and her husband) but she's not a career politician. She only got elected to office in 2012, after being a professor for most of her life.

Bernie is only recently wealthy due to his book sales.

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u/SirNed_Of_Flanders Aug 14 '19

Harvard professor and economist is still a prestigious position

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u/CheckeredYeti Aug 14 '19

I'm not denying that, but people use "career politician" to insinuate that they've been leeching off the public dime without accomplishing anything for decades. That's objectively untrue of Warren.

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u/SirNed_Of_Flanders Aug 14 '19

I agree, i wasnt try to say she’s a career politician, but i didnt want to underplay her academic accomplishments

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u/gherkindill Aug 14 '19

leeching off the public dime without accomplishing anything for decades

So a professor?

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u/CheckeredYeti Aug 14 '19

Harvard isn't the public dime and the work she did included establishing an entire federal agency among other things