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Socialist Sanders on low end of earners among candidates
http://bigstory.ap.org/article/2bb60474d374461085e285e09bc121b6/socialist-sanders-low-end-earners-among-candidates
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — As you might expect of a candidate who labels himself a Democratic socialist, Bernie Sanders is at the low end of earners among candidates for president in 2016.
But the Vermont independent, a candidate for the Democratic nomination, earns a $174,000 Senate salary that puts him among the top 5 percent of Americans in income.
The Sanders campaign produced a new financial disclosure form Thursday, nearly identical to one it filed with the Federal Elections Commission on May 29. It shows Sanders got less than $2,000 total for three speaking appearances since last fall, including $850 for appearing on the HBO talk show "Real Time With Bill Maher." Sanders reported donating the speaking fees to Vermont charities.
He also got a $5,000-a-year pension from the city of Burlington for his time as mayor.
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