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[–] imtehbones 0 points 17 points (+17|-0) ago 

Quote from the article citing a news article from about 2005: "MONTPELIER — Rep. Bernard Sanders’ wife Jane was paid about $30,000 from 2002 to 2004 for work on his campaigns, while his stepdaughter Carina Driscoll got about $65,000 over a five-year period ending last year, a Sanders aide said Wednesday."

Hiring of family members should be met with scruitiny. However, assuming that both were qualified to be hired as far as their skills and expertise go, that's not a lot of money. That isn't paying a full time wage. Contrasted with the opening of the article citing another well known politician who paid their family member $481,000. That number raises my eyebrow a bit more...