Apr
04
The Political Elites and Their Book Income

Hilary Clinton just released her tax returns for the period in the Senate. The big numbers that jumped out at me was how much money the two made on their books:

  • Senator Clinton’s Book Income: $10,457,083
  • President Clinton’s Book Income: $29,580,525

Interestingly both Clintons appear to have earned out their advances ($8 M and $15 M respectively). Barack Obama’s book income was approximately $1.2 M.

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2 comments to “The Political Elites and Their Book Income”

  1. 1 by Patricia Briggs April 4th, 2008 at 7:53 pm Reply to this comment

    Hah. I knew I did something wrong. I should have gone into politics before writing books
  2. 2 by Angela April 7th, 2008 at 2:37 am Reply to this comment

    Oi…that many people bought those books?

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