Socialist Sanders On Low End Of Earners Among Candidates

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Bernie Sanders at the kick-off of his presidential campaign in Burlington
Pat Bradley

Financial disclosures show that Bernie Sanders is at the low end of earners among candidates for president in 2016.

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.

A new financial disclosure form indicates that 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." He reported donating his speaking fees to Vermont charities.

Sanders also gets a $5,000-a-year pension from the city of Burlington for his time as mayor.
His wife, Jane O'Meara Sanders, holds retirement fund accounts worth between $194,000 and $735,000.

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