America's 99% is grieving the loss

[MyNameGoesHere]

Of a proud and vocal ex-member.

https://nyti.ms/2IodX8K

On the bright side the 1% has a new contender for membership.
This makes me think the tax thing is not because the Independent Senator from Vermont made a million, it's because he has made several million. Off a book deal. Selling books. Books about how evil the rich are. About social democracy.

[watoos]

1. Thanks for the laugh

My daughter is a staunch Democrat, worked her way up from a distribution center in Knoxville to become VP of finance for a medical device company in Pittsburgh. She just made her first million.
By the way, what is Beto worth? 8 or 9 million?

[Hassin Bin Sober]

3. $9 million. Mostly inherited from his dad's shopping mall.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

2. Welcome to 2017

From June of 2017

Book deals, salary make Sanders a millionaire

https://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/story/news/politics/2017/06/05/sanders-rakes-865-000-book-deals/371038001/

Sen. Bernie Sanders' income spiked in 2016 as he finished a bid for the presidency, according to a new financial disclosure report filed Sunday with the U.S. Senate.

The independent Vermont senator earned a $795,000 advance for the book about his presidential campaign, "Our Revolution: A Future to Believe In." The publisher also paid for Sanders and his wife, Jane, to take a 19-stop cross-country book tour, according to the financial disclosure.

[WeekiWater]

4. I don't think this is the concern with his taxes.

He has been making well over the annual salary to hit the one percenters club for a couple of years. Not much of a secret there. Being a career politician often has its benefits just before or right after retirement.

[Turbineguy]

5. There are a lot of millionaires in the US.

If you are middle aged or older, own a house and have a retirement fund, you're likely to be a millionaire. Or close to it.

[dogman]

9. Add working another 15 years past normal retirement age.

Then add a professional wife's income. Yes he should be a multi-millionaire. I would question if he weren't.

[BlueFlorida]

6. Then there is Old Towne Media LLC

https://vtdigger.org/2016/07/15/sanders-campaign-millions-go-to-mystery-firm/

This story has not been aggressively and rigorously followed.

[Andy823]

14. I am pretty sure

If Bernie were to win the nomination and go up against trump, this would all come out. No way trumps goons don't have this in their play book already.

[BlueFlorida]

16. Also, then there would be no way

to attack Trump on corruption.

[LongtimeAZDem]

7. I'll call out Sanders for just about anything, but $1 million doesn't put you even close to the 1%

[sandensea]

8. Having $1 million net won't put you in the Top 1% these days

In the Top 10%, yes - but having a nice, one or two-million dollar nest egg isn't the same as being a billion-dollar plutocrat.

[bahrbearian]

10. 1 million Dollars Wow

He had to write a book? Why not give private speech's that would be easier , and he didn't break a million till he was in his 70's,, what a chump, he needs to learn the game.

[elleng]

11. Which would be a shame, a FOOLISH shame.

Kick him out of the club because he's been SUCCESSFUL, SMART!

[oasis]

12. I'm guessing no more speeches disparaging "millionaires and billionaires".

[Andy823]

13. I already noticed

Instead of saying we can't trust millionaires and billionaires, it's no only "billionaires" we can't trust.

[Cuthbert Allgood]

15. 5% of Americans are millionaires, not 1%.

Source

He'd have to be worth $10.3 million to be top 1%
Source

I don't support Sanders this time around (I did last time), but if I did, being a millionaire off of book sales would not make me not support him. YMMV

[aidbo]

17. Why do people think that Sanders supporters don't know he's a millionaire?

It's not going to drive any of his supporters away just because he's part of the 1%.

I can't believe any intelligent person would think this.