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[-] SecretSauces@lemmy.world 48 points 2 months ago

Its odd to me that he doesn't own property. Like....not even his own house?

[-] riplin@lemm.ee 83 points 2 months ago

He sold his house when he moved in to the governor’s mansion.

[-] AdamEatsAss@lemmy.world 32 points 2 months ago

Are you telling me this is all some sort of elaborate free housing scam?

[-] Rakonat@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago

Cheaper to put Grandpa in congress than a nursing home... If you have connections.

[-] Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 25 points 2 months ago

Although it looks like he took the cash and either put it in a boring bank or payed off debt. He didn’t put the money in some sort of fund for retirement or the kids. He’s clearly not rolling in dough.

[-] papertowels@lemmy.one 2 points 2 months ago

What I've heard suggested is he has a few pensions from his time in the military, and as a teacher.

[-] SecretSauces@lemmy.world 15 points 2 months ago

This makes sense... I'm guessing he's looking to upgrade into the Naval Observatory.

[-] dhork@lemmy.world 35 points 2 months ago

I don't know about this particular form, but it wouldn't surprise me if they exempt their personal house, and this form only lists investment properties.

[-] AlexWIWA@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 months ago

This is most likely correct. Anytime you apply for e.g. welfare they don't make you list your home, car, etc. But if you have a second car you have to list that.

Someone else said he sold his house when he got elected though, so maybe he actually doesn't own one.

[-] zephorah@lemm.ee 9 points 2 months ago

He has a wife, so maybe stuff in her name be excluded?

Also, what happened that race horse ownership is specifically named on this list.

[-] P00ptart@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago

I had to sell my race horse because my son wanted McDonald's.

[-] PlasticExistence@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago

Wouldn't it have been cheaper to just buy a pound of salt and skip the middleman?

[-] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago

A lot of people don't.

[-] taiyang@lemmy.world 26 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Reminds me of OG Biden. Iirc he was the lowest net worth senator before he was Obama's VP pick. Or at least one of lowest, even if it's a good paycheck.

(Oh and now that I think it it, was roughly the same age when picked in 2008, at least by a couple years).

[-] WoahWoah@lemmy.world 11 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

He's got all his money tied up in dope, union-made cars.

(I know he only has the one car, relax.)

[-] ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml 9 points 2 months ago

He's got all his money tied up in dope

HELL YEA

union-made cars.

oh, that's nice too I guess

[-] qevlarr@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago

It's so fucked up that Americans consider it suspicious when their politicians aren't financial leeches on the working class. You want them to be corrupt or what?

[-] Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

Who is claiming that it’s suspicious? The MAGAs trying to find any weird way to smear this guy?

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