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In reply to the discussion: if this is sanders campaign, i am out. they sold us out with this. $ proceeds lives and rights. [View all]LittleBlue
(10,362 posts)Before I read any of the responses in this thread, it seemed like an ironic graphic. Like even though Sanders is an old white male (ie the bedrock of the right), his policies would be more beneficial to blacks than the first black president and more beneficial to women than Hillary.
Really the graphic is more appropriate on twitter than DU. It was always going to go over like a lead balloon here. Divisive stuff doesn't help Bernie right now.
Anyway I'd like to take this chance to point out something I learned about Bernie today. His estimated net worth is $460k.
http://ballotpedia.org/Bernie_Sanders#Personal_Gain_Index
Which is pretty low considering he's 73 and had decades to sell influence in the political offices he's held, had he chosen that path. If he had sold out to corporations, he could have retired years ago and made that much money (or more) in a year as a lobbyist.
So he gave up a life of wealth to serve the people. He's always been there to support us. Which is why I feel obligated to support him now.