Biden made $15 million between 2017 and 2018. His net worth prior to that was still in the millions. It's not clear to me how some sources say he's only worth $9 million - did he spend that $6 million in earnings (15 - 9) in two years and lose all his prior net worth? It seems unlikely. The reality is it's in Joe's interest to hide his true net worth, and there are likely a LOT of sources of income and wealth that aren't publicly visible - especially through his family. His son's business dealings with Russia's gas industry included kickbacks for Joe as well (as documented in leaked emails). I think it's likely these kickbacks happen often with a lot of people, and it's likely the wealth doesn't flow directly to Joe in a way that's reportable on his IRS tax returns.
I think it's more likely Joe is worth $50 million or more, most of which is controlled by people close to him or in his family. I consider this rich enough to care about the plight of the wealthy. Find me anyone worth more than $10 million and less than a billion that doesn't complain about being taxed too much.
One small example is the now defunct Biden Foundation that took in $5 million from healthcare and pharma industry from 2017 to 2018. It paid out $0 in grants to actually fight its cause (cancer) but about $3 million in payroll and close to a million in conferences.
Biden made $15 million between 2017 and 2018. His net worth prior to that was still in the millions. It's not clear to me how some sources say he's only worth $9 million - did he spend that $6 million in earnings (15 - 9) in two years and lose all his prior net worth? It seems unlikely. The reality is it's in Joe's interest to hide his true net worth, and there are likely a LOT of sources of income and wealth that aren't publicly visible - especially through his family. His son's business dealings with Russia's gas industry included kickbacks for Joe as well (as documented in leaked emails). I think it's likely these kickbacks happen often with a lot of people, and it's likely the wealth doesn't flow directly to Joe in a way that's reportable on his IRS tax returns.
I think it's more likely Joe is worth $50 million or more, most of which is controlled by people close to him or in his family. I consider this rich enough to care about the plight of the wealthy. Find me anyone worth more than $10 million and less than a billion that doesn't complain about being taxed too much.
One small example is the now defunct Biden Foundation that took in $5 million from healthcare and pharma industry from 2017 to 2018. It paid out $0 in grants to actually fight its cause (cancer) but about $3 million in payroll and close to a million in conferences.