Bernie Sanders releases 10 years of tax returns

By Gregory Krieg, Anna Bahney and Ryan Nobles, CNN Mon April 15, 2019

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(CNN) -- Sen. Bernie Sanders on Monday released a decade of tax returns, providing new insight into how the Democratic socialist senator from Vermont became a millionaire over his two presidential runs.

According to returns provided by his campaign, Sanders reported a total family income of $566,421 in 2018 -- $382,920 of which came from writing and royalties. The documents said he paid $137,573 in federal taxes in 2018 and owed $8,267 in taxes for the year. Sanders and his wife, Jane Sanders, reported paying a 26% effective tax rate on his adjusted gross income. The couple reported donating $18,950 to charity.

The Vermont independent made his records public on this year's tax filing deadline, just ahead of an appearance at a Fox News town hall where he is expected to call on Trump to do the same.

Sanders in a statement said the returns "show that our family has been very fortunate."

"I consider paying more in taxes as my income rose to be both an obligation and an investment in our country," he added. "I will continue to fight to make our tax system more progressive so that our country has the resources to guarantee the American Dream to all people."

https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/15/politics/bernie-sanders-tax-returns-release-2020/index.html

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