The Sanders’ income, listed on tax returns they file jointly, increased dramatically after Bernie's 2016 presidential campaign
Bernie Sanders has had a good decade. Since 2009, the socialist senator has pulled in nearly $5 million in income, according to aFor that, he can largely thank his 2016 presidential campaign—and the lucrative book deals that followed. Sanders and his wife, Jane, earned between $200,000 and $330,000 from 2009 through 2015, before his fiery bid for the White House. Then, around the time he conceded the Democratic nomination to Hillary Clinton, he inked two deals with publisher Macmillan.
The Sanders’ income, listed on tax returns they file jointly, increased dramatically. In 2016, they pulled in nearly $1.1 million—more than quadruple their previous year’s earnings of about $250,000. Around $800,000 of it came from the advance Sanders got for writing the hit. Royalties from the bestseller flowed in 2017, and Sanders kept writing. He released a second book and signed a deal with Macmillan for a third, which helped push the couple’s earnings beyond the $1.1 million mark .
“I wrote a best-selling book. If you write a best-selling book, you can be a millionaire, too,” SandersHe has earned millions from the government as well. Between 2009 and 2018, Sanders and his wife took in around $2.1 million in wages, mostly from Sanders’ $174,000 congressional salary. The couple’s tax returns show they have also collected about $400,000 in Social Security over the past decade.
While the sums might be modest relative to some of the wealthiest officials in Washington, they’re substantial in comparison to the average American. In fact, Sanders now appears to be
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