You mention this in a discussion about Bernie Sanders? Probably the politician with the most single-minded focus on class politics in the country
Bernie isn't elite and not close to any power circle.
>annual income of 1,100,000 U.S. dollars for a household of 2 is equivalent to $1,309/day per person in 2011 in purchasing power parity dollars, putting you in the high income group worldwide, along with 39.8% of people in advanced economies.
*2 since he has a wife.
And he doesn't have to pay much for insurance as per this [3](https://www.cnbc.com/2017/07/25/heres-how-much-members-of-co...)
He is a part of the "elite" class as per his income. And being a senator he does have a lot of influence over policy.
I don't hate Bernie but seeing the discourse regarding him, that often deifies him feels disingenuous to me.
Certainly his position as US Senator and accompanying benefits is significant, but I was just commenting that being a “multi millionaire” is not indicative of much sway assuming multi millionaire also means having a few million in total net worth at retirement age.
Anyway, my point is, I would not qualify him as “elite” in the sense of being able to affect federal policy just by his regular income / net worth if he was not already a US senator. He would get outbid by many others with deeper pockets vying for political influence.