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minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up14arrow-down2·8 hours 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-up8arrow-down3·7 hours 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-up3·4 hours agoIt’s almost impossible to be a Federal politician and not be wealthy.
minus-squareViking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 hour agoEspecially when you’re on the side of the establishment, which Biden was his entire far too long career.
minus-squaretaiyang@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·7 hours 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.
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.