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Showing Original Post only (View all)Washington Post-Enough with the excuses, It's time for Sanders to release his tax returns [View all]
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It has been more than a month since Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) told a national audience during a CNN town hall that he would release 10 years of his personal taxes soon, adding, We have to do just a few little more things. Five weeks later, it seems those little things still arent done; he told CBS on Sunday that we have it all done and its just a question of dotting the is and crossing the ts.
Enough with the excuses, Senator. These sorts of shenanigans and make no mistake, thats exactly what they are at this point both reduce the pressure on cowardly congressional Democrats to pursue President Trumps personal and corporate tax returns, and endanger Democrats hopes of taking back the presidency in 2020. The progressive positions that Sanders champions, including Medicare-for-all, expanded Social Security and increasing the minimum wage to $15 an hour, are much too important to both the future of our country and our own personal finances to risk them over tax returns.
Trump broke with decades of precedent in refusing to make his tax returns public when he was running for president. The result? Not only dont we know our presidents net worth, we also have little idea how he earned his fortune or how he makes his money now. Minus his paperwork, its hard to determine whether Trump is using the White House as a just-in-time moneymaking opportunity, violating the emoluments clause of the Constitution, and/or even paying his fair share of taxes at all.
Enough with the excuses, Senator. These sorts of shenanigans and make no mistake, thats exactly what they are at this point both reduce the pressure on cowardly congressional Democrats to pursue President Trumps personal and corporate tax returns, and endanger Democrats hopes of taking back the presidency in 2020. The progressive positions that Sanders champions, including Medicare-for-all, expanded Social Security and increasing the minimum wage to $15 an hour, are much too important to both the future of our country and our own personal finances to risk them over tax returns.
Trump broke with decades of precedent in refusing to make his tax returns public when he was running for president. The result? Not only dont we know our presidents net worth, we also have little idea how he earned his fortune or how he makes his money now. Minus his paperwork, its hard to determine whether Trump is using the White House as a just-in-time moneymaking opportunity, violating the emoluments clause of the Constitution, and/or even paying his fair share of taxes at all.
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Washington Post-Enough with the excuses, It's time for Sanders to release his tax returns [View all]
Gothmog
Apr 2019
OP
It is a special toner that allows inconvenient "imperfections" to disappear.
Blue_true
Apr 2019
#104
Look up the hack of the DNC campaign donor list and the claim that Hillary's people were spying.
Blue_true
Apr 2019
#105
The Bennington Banner (local Vermont newspaper) had a very interesting article about them on 8/12/16
George II
Apr 2019
#161
Once everyone else releases their tax returns, the pressure will be yuuuuuuge.
OnDoutside
Apr 2019
#4
I fear that he is amending his prior joint returns to file individually without Jane on the return
Gothmog
Apr 2019
#8
Do returns have to be marked as amended returns or would he be able to hide that? n/t
pnwmom
Apr 2019
#43
Bernie might not be hiding anything - I'd like to think he isn't -
The Velveteen Ocelot
Apr 2019
#27
But if stuff from the publicly released tax returns "disappear", what can the IRS do about it?
Blue_true
Apr 2019
#116
Hey Bernie..tell them you are being audited..It worked for the last guy. Nt 🙄
helpisontheway
Apr 2019
#9
Why are the alleged transgressions of Jeff Bezos even marginally relevant
The Velveteen Ocelot
Apr 2019
#20
none. a part of amazon's business model was to not pay taxes. so when I'm reminded of it ,
Kurt V.
Apr 2019
#150
Well I guess that puts the majority of the Democratic candidates in his cross hairs.
MrsCoffee
Apr 2019
#85
Bezos, like pretty much ALL publicly traded company CEOs get most salary as stock.
Blue_true
Apr 2019
#123
You can't dot any i's or cross any t's once returns have been filed.
The Velveteen Ocelot
Apr 2019
#28
But does he have to show us what he filed? Or can he remove stuff other than personal ID stuff?
Blue_true
Apr 2019
#124
If he redacts information he doesn't want to reveal, he's not releasing them.
The Velveteen Ocelot
Apr 2019
#126
I totally agree. I really don't understand the "problems" he is having with releasing the returns.
Blue_true
Apr 2019
#131
"Sainted HRC"? Of course you realize that she and President Clinton released dozens....
George II
Apr 2019
#119
Interesting, there are 27 listed for Sanders for the years 2011 through 2017:
George II
Apr 2019
#156
For Heaven's sake, why is everyone yelling about Bernie not showing his tax returns. Only one of the
Doitnow
Apr 2019
#75
Sanders said last Sunday that he's just dotting the I's and crossing the T's. How many years
highplainsdem
Apr 2019
#97
Once you've filed your returns there are no more I's to dot or T's to cross.
The Velveteen Ocelot
Apr 2019
#106
Where are they, then? Tacked to a bulletin board somewhere in Vermont?
The Velveteen Ocelot
Apr 2019
#107
No Democratic candidate for president can effectively challenge President Trump about releasing his
Gothmog
Apr 2019
#142
Is it possible to re-file separately AFTER a married couple has filed jointly?
NurseJackie
Apr 2019
#151
All Bernie is doing here is providing political cover for trump not releasing his tax returns
Gothmog
Apr 2019
#165