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minus-squareBertramDitore@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·11 days 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-squaretaiyang@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·11 days 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.
minus-squaregrue@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·11 days agoIt’s almost impossible to be a Federal politician and not be wealthy.
minus-squareViking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·11 days agoEspecially when you’re on the side of the establishment, which Biden was his entire far too long career.
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.
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.
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.