Thanks Rose..

Welcome to being vetted, Bernie. I know it's a completely new experience for you, what with all the fawning coverage you're used to in Vermont.

He will be pants on fire status soon.

...and they claim Hillary is the "untrustworthy" one. Why does this man always get a free pass??

Oh good grief, just release the damn tax returns.

Could it have something to do with the Panama Papers?

1) Why is she preparing them instead of an accountant? That makes zero sense, frankly, at their income level and professional level (U.S. Senator, college president)

2) Did she receive a buyout when she was asked to resign from her college presidency? This is only a guess, but it intrigues me. Her career did not end on a very up note.

3) Maybe they are just a big fat mess. With a non-professional taking care of this task that should, frankly, be put into the hands of a capable CPA, maybe she just has an administrative mess on her hands.


Note: merely a guess. But we're all focusing on Bernie's taxes instead of their joint filing.

it's possible that he hasn't donated a penny to any cause in his entire life. Maybe his greed is part of the problem too.

I'm not entirely unsympathetic with his position on charities because I think government should provide a lot more than it does. The reality, though, is that we live in a world where charitable contribution is necessary. I donate time and money to a few, though I'm pretty careful about it (careful as in making sure the organization is on the up and up).

In charitable contributions in 2014, per the two page filing, as someone posted on another thread.

If he's already on record as being anti-charity.

Thought he was an average citizen with a modest income. 12K. 12K?

that was required for something - Sen. disclosure rule? They had salary income of about $157000, plus SS, plus pension, plus some investments and other income.

It doesn't make sense that a couple in their tax bracket does their own taxes. I have 3 good friends who are accountants and they want to know why Jane wants to put them out of work!

Unless they have a very complex situation, which they may have, packages like TurboTax automate so much that people with computer skills can do them.

But either way, there is no excuse for not disclosing them. If he wants to say he considers them private, he should say that. But if he wants credit for being open and honest, and he implies that HRC is hiding something bad by not disclosing private info about speeches, then he needs to get the info out there.

They clearly don't respect the stylist profession.

Isn't this called "concern trolling" to spend 3 paragraphs speculating that Sen. Sanders has some tax skeleton in his closet when you have no evidence of it.

Your "concern" about his tax preparation is just silly. Anyone with an 8th grade reading level can do their own taxes if they have a single income, a retired spouse, and simple assets. They don't need an accountant or tax preparer.

As a supporter of a candidate who has been vilified and conspired against forever, I would think you would see the pettiness of your strategy.

You want HRC to win and are anxious.... it's not looking good on you.

... is getting more entertaining by the day. Ladies and gentlemen, please continue!