Being a millionaire doesn't hurt Bernie Sanders' cause. In many ways, it helps it

[Uncle Joe]

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As an argument, it has more holes in it than Donald Trump’s immigration policy. But that shouldn’t come as a great surprise because his critics have no interest in arguments. They just want to skewer him, all the more so now they’ve found out he’s letting the side down.

I mean, how dare he? He dare break the rules by continuing to give a crap about the average American when he’s joined our club? He’s letting the side down. People like us, we’re supposed to get down with corporate Democrats if we want to give people the impression that we have a social conscience, the people who are, today, some way to the right of where the Republican Party was before Ronald Reagan got hold of it. We’re certainly not supposed to do things like argue for higher taxes for rich people and rich corporations, advocate for universal healthcare, call for decent wages and free college, or any of the other stuff Bernie’s been banging on about.

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You have a choice if you grow up in circumstances like that and later find yourself in a better place. You can congratulate yourself and lecture those who are still struggling. JD Vance, the author of another bestselling book, Hillbilly Elegy, provides a good example of this. He largely blames the people of the rust belt where he grew up for their misfortunes. The conservative Republican, and mooted future presidential candidate, got out, thanks in no small part to his tough grandmother who served as his guardian. He eventually became a successful venture capitalist.

Alternatively, you can continue fighting for people who are still struggling through difficult economic circumstances that are no fault of their own, like Bernie has. The latter course is the more noble one.

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https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/benie-sanders-net-worth-tax-returns-millionaire-democrats-2020-election-a8873036.html

[guillaumeb]

1. What percentage of US Congressmembers are millionaires?

And they are not all in the GOP.

Note: this is a 2016 list.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_current_members_of_the_United_States_Congress_by_wealth

[GemDigger]

2. Gianforte is lying, again.

Oracle Corp. bought Bozeman software firm RightNow Technologies in 2012 for $1.8 billion. Even if he split it with Steve Daines 50/50 he would still have a hellova lot more that 135mill.