- His disclosures, both from his final year in Congress and his time as Minnesota governor, also show no mutual funds, bonds, private equities, or other securities.
- No book deals or speaking fees or crypto or racehorse interests.
- Not even real estate. The couple sold their Mankato, Minnesota, home after moving into the governor’s mansion, for below the $315k asking price).
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That’s insane.
Like, no 401k or Roth IRA? Dang. I’m fuckin hard.
Their only investment assets appear to be via state pensions, including teacher pensions.
He also retired from the Army, and likely has a pension from that too.
I’m shocked he doesn’t have an IRA (unless that doesn’t count). Given his previous jobs, it passes the smell test that he doesn’t have a 401k.
I’m sure his pensions are invested in a wide range of stocks and bonds, but he doesn’t directly hold them.
Military/feds have TSP, it’s essentially a 401k.
If he was 20+ years military reserve he’s got a lot in there. I think he started in 1981 tho. And I’m not 100% sure how long tsp has been happening
He did 20 some years in the reserves or guard.
That means he has tsp money, it’s the government 401k essentially.
I mean, he might not, but it’s incredibly rare not to have tsp especially after 20+ years of service.
Wow. Does that mean politics is his main job? Like full time?
I didn’t knew the US still has politicians like that. Most of the other clowns there seem like they treat politics as a minor side hassle.
I looked at his open secrets page, and his biggest contributes are like 5k, and an association of orthopedic surgeons was at the top of the list.
I’m honestly still shocked we got someone this “clean”
I know this is me being unhinged, but when they’re that clean, I get stuck on wondering what they might be hiding. I think I’m broken, I can’t accept the possibility that he might just be a good dude.
He did speak at an AIPAC conference, but that was like 2010 or 2011.
And while he was a little to pro-Israel at first, he’s changed course somewhat. And publicly commented on the “uncommitted” protest vote in his state and said it’s a sign that we need to listen to voters.
And hell, after Biden just being open to a dialog makes this guy seem amazing.
Still happy to have him on the ticket. But even if it was Bernie/AOC, I’d still criticize them, if the only pressure on Dems is to go to the right, we can’t blame anyone else when the party keeps going right
Okay yeah I’m super happy that Harris replaced Biden on the ticket and everything, but the more I learn about this guy the more I want him to be actual president. VP’s certainly a good compromise for the circunstances though!
Everybody in MN has been saying Walz needs to run for president for years now. But, being a relatively unknown guy from a flyover state it was kind of a pipe dream. I’m hoping now that everyone is seeing him, getting to know him, and obviously loving him that he’ll get his chance in 4 years to run for actual president.
Give Harris two terms to cook, but I otherwise I’m on board. The guy seems awesome.
By that time he’ll be 69. I know that’s not unpresidented ~(fully intended)~ but I’d still rather see him as president before he’s fully geriatric.
Hopefully she’ll win. When she does, it’s highly likely it’ll be for 8.
If Dems win the I feel like Republicans are gonna have a period of recalibration as they move away from maga politics.
One can hope at least.
I figured so when they lost in 2008, but they doubled (quadrupled) down on the party shit and stuff in 2016 and won.
I have absolutely no expectations they’ll start getting introspective and sane.
Which is a shame, having a sane, working-in-good-faith opposition party is - generally - a very good thing.
2008 they ran their most honest, honorable, and classy candidate in modern history. And he lost.
So they stopped trying to be honest, honorable, and classy.
Given how Biden stepped down, maybe this could be the start of a new trend. It’s the administration that matters anyway.
It’s not necessary for Kamala. Walz will need to wait.
It’s not necessary due to age, but it’d be a huge win for the Democratic Party if they encourage her to not seek a second term so that someone actually left of center has a chance.
This guy is doing a great job of making everyone realize just how fucking weird the cons truly are.
And I’m loving every minute of that. I’ve been calling them creepy weirdos for years - after hearing it said on The Professional Left.
I’m glad this guy is taking it to the national level. The Republicans are getting weirder and weirder by the minute and it’s about high time someone with a big platform started pointing out what is so obvious to so many people.
How much time have they spent on attacking a woman from a country they probably couldn’t find on a map and that is in a sport they now have to suddenly pretend to care about (do they truly care about any women’s sports, if we are being honest?). Way to go, guys. People call you weird and you and get even fucking weirder. 🤣
This guy is doing a great job of making everyone realize just how fucking weird the cons truly are.
Idk if not having a 401k is a sign of normalcy. I think it is illustrative of the state of the Minnesota economy, relative to the hyper-financialized acceleration in states like New York, Florida, Texas, and California. A statewide elected official who isn’t a former hedge fund manager or white shoe lawyer is a refreshing change of pace. But when the last couple of years have seen double-digit growth in every major stock index while inflation raced to match, it’s honestly kinda scary to imagine a guy who doesn’t have any savings in equity.
I hope this is a sign of a politician who hopes to change the underlying nature of the American economy and not just a guy who didn’t think to buy in during the biggest market boom since '29.
Idk if not having a 401k is a sign of normalcy.
It used to be pretty fucking normal until they got rid of all the pensions. That’s what Tim’s using for retirement instead of playing the
casinostock market.It used to be pretty fucking normal until they got rid of all the pensions.
And if we’re getting a pension-friendly VP, I’m here for it. But I’m still waiting to see what a Harris/Walz economic policy looks like.
That’s what Tim’s using for retirement instead of playing the
casinostock market.My experience with pensions has mostly been through my parents/in-laws. And the experience I’ve had with pensions is that companies/governments can just kinda take them away again by pleading poverty during a period of historic economic expansion.
Again, I hope Tim’s nomination implies a change in direction. But… we’ll see.
