Hillary vs. Bernie: Their money...and yours
Net worth
$25 million
$500,000
2014 income
CLINTON
$28 million
Majority from:
$10.5 million in speaking fees
$5.6 million in royalties
$5.6 million in royalties
SANDERS
$206,000
Majority from:
$156,000 Senate salary
$46,000 Social Security benefits
$46,000 Social Security benefits
Age
68
74
If elected, would be
First woman president
First Jewish president
Rapper endorsements
Ja Rule
50 Cent
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Snoop Dogg
Ne-Yo
50 Cent
Waka Flocka Flame
Snoop Dogg
Ne-Yo
Killer Mike
Lil B
Big Boi
Saul Williams
Lil B
Big Boi
Saul Williams
Big social media base
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College
CLINTON
Tuition:
Grants to states to guarantee students won't need loans to afford tuition at 4-year public schools. Community college tuition free.Student loans:
Cut interest rates. Make it simpler for graduates to repay loans at a rate based on their income.
SANDERS
Tuition:
Grants to states to eliminate all tuition and required fees at public schools.Student loans:
Guarantee affordable loans. Let graduates refinance federal loans to get a lower rate.
Wall Street
CLINTON
Financial institutions:
Protect bank reforms in Dodd-Frank. Do more to rein in excessive risk among big banks, big insurers and the shadow banking system (e.g., hedge funds, etc.). Hold individuals accountable for bad behavior.Trading:
Tax any "harmful" high-frequency trading.
SANDERS
Financial institutions:
Break up "too big to fail" banks. Prevent them from accessing government-backed money for risky activities.Trading:
To help pay for free public college tuition, impose a transaction tax on trading.Credit cards:
Cap credit card interest at 15%.
Taxes
CLINTON
Tax breaks:
Close "loopholes and expenditures for the most fortunate" to pay for her college proposals and tax credits that encourage profit-sharing.Capital gains:
Richest investors would not get the lower, long-term capital gains rate unless they hold an investment for at least six years, up from one currently.Hedge fund managers:
Tax the part of their compensation known as carried interest as ordinary income, instead of as a capital gain.
SANDERS
The rich:
Subject income over $250,000 to the Social Security payroll tax. Increase the estate tax on those inheriting more than $3.5 million, including a 10% billionaire surtax.Investments:
Tax capital gains and dividends as ordinary income.Corporations:
Eliminate the deferral of U.S. tax on money made abroad by U.S. multinationals.
Jobs and income inequality
CLINTON
Minimum wage:
Raise federal minimum wage to $12.Profit-sharing:
Create a two-year tax credit for employers that make contributions to a profit-sharing plan for workers. Money grows tax-deferred.Unions:
Restore collective bargaining rights.Worker rules and benefits:
Expand overtime rules. Require fair scheduling. Ensure equal pay, paid family leave and paid sick days.SANDERS
Minimum wage:
Raise federal minimum wage to $15.Job creation:
Invest $1 trillion to revamp infrastructure over 5 years. Invest $5.5 billion in youth jobs program. Reverse major trade policies to bring manufacturing jobs back to U.S.Unions:
Make joining easier.Worker rules and benefits:
Require 12 weeks of paid family/medical leave, 2 weeks paid vacation, and 7 paid sick days. Support pay equity. Sources: CNNMoney reporting; Net worth: Wealth-X; Photos: Andrew Burton, Patrick T. Fallon/Getty Images; Illustration by Namh Kim/CNNMoney
