Tim Walz's Net Worth Revealed

The Minnesota governor has pensions galore from his decades in the public sector. A gig as VP could make him richer.

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[shawn.credit]

Money doesn’t buy brains nor class nor character, gloat elsewhere and serve the American citizens with honesty not corruption.

[exeterline]

Hardworking American family. Nothing to be ashamed of. They're lucky they have pensions. They're hard to come by today.

[boondoggle]

I just want to point out that a lot of Americans used to have pensions before the Reagan revolution.

[xstl]

Without a method for a complete audit including offshore accounts these speculations are meaningless. And that still won't find gold, art, and crypto. Who would be the gatekeeper of "woke" policies without being paid?

[timanderson]

If he becomes vice president let’s watch his wealth and then question it.

[Fadingfader]

So he’s not corrupt, is middle class, passes Bills helping the working class, was a public servant working as a teacher and soldier

If america, doesn’t want him in office, we do

Sincerely
The rest of the world 🌎

Ps. This is the first time in a long time an American has a positive reputation globally

[julielindemann]

So he bought his house in Mankato decades ago for under a 150k and sold it for 300k. The narrator says they likely had little left after paying off their mortgage. That statement makes no sense.

[gerald]

truthfully....absolutely nothing....useless and out of touch...

[debrarymer]

So what you're saying is that he earned his money by working at least two jobs for most of his life. Unlike the other guy who inherited multiple millions and then blew it all.

[lmares]

I'm a lifetime Republican and I am pleasantly pleased. Walz sounds like an awesome guy.

[arcticgoddess]

He turned down a raise for himself as Governor. He sees people as important. Not profits

[hunterjones]

It's so refreshing to see a politician who entire income stream is taxpayer funded...

[anthonyrusso]

Military deployment orders are often put out between 6 months and 1 year from the date of deployment. This gives troops ample time to square away their responsibilities and personal matters. Walz most likely knew, well ahead of time that the unit he was in was going to be deployed. His run for Congress was apparently a priority and the reason he gave for leaving the service. This also often takes months to complete. The big question is why he “promoted” himself to a rank that he apparently never held. He retired as a Master Sergeant but claimed he was a Command Sergeant Major. Apparently he likes to talk about things that didn’t occur. Tim has other issues with his service record but we can leave all that for the voters to decide.

[PeterParker-wjcr]

It's refreshing and oddly aberrant. To meet a politician who isn't venal.

[Cornerviews]

😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢
Humble, non corrupt, and happy man.
I ❤ this man called TIM WALZ🎉🎉🎉🎉

[SodaiGoku]

The dude is basically one of us. Normal!

[patrioticimmigrant]

So, is he on govt welfare? Sounds like ges set for life.

[ronprestidge]

He got rid of our 18 billion dollar surplus in a hurry and raised our taxes the next year

[DeusEx.Machina]

You know they can’t find anything on him, when even FORBES says positive things about him. Its very refreshing to see a down to earth, honest politician who’s not in it for the money or the career.

[drakonismo]

I mean I can respect his work ethic but if he only managed a net worth of 1 million with those salaries and pensions he must be a ding dong 😂 my wife and I did it with less in a significantly shorter period of time.