Bernie Sanders, the democratic socialist senator from Vermont, is a fierce critic of the affluent in America. Sanders, 77, has, in fact, amassed an estimated $2.5 million fortune from real estate, investments, government pensions—and earnings from three books, including the 2016 hit Our Revolution: A Future to Believe In. Before he was elected to Congress, Sanders ran a small business producing filmstrips on New England history for schools and served as mayor of Burlington, Vermont. Bernie Sanders’ three homes, from left to right, in Washington D.C., Burlington and North Hero, Vermont. With the millions pilling up, Bernie Sanders could have a new problem to worry about: Bernie Sanders.

Source: Forbes April 12, 2019 09:56 UTC