While Clinton Backed 2011 Trade Deal, Sanders Foresaw Panama Papers Fiasco

[Ferd Berfel]

http://www.commondreams.org/news/2016/04/05/while-clinton-backed-2011-trade-deal-sanders-foresaw-panama-papers-fiasco

'Panama is a world leader when it comes to allowing wealthy Americans and large corporations to evade US taxes,' Sanders told Congress in 2011.

Who could have predicted that the global tax evasion by the world's ultra-rich, made public this week with the release of the Panama Papers, was ushered in with the help of a free trade agreement?

Turns out, Sen. Bernie Sanders did.

In fiery speech before the U.S. Senate in 2011, Bernie Sanders declared his "strong opposition" to the "unfettered free trade agreements" with Korea, Columbia, and Panama—agreements that were being pushed for by both President Barack Obama and then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Sanders' current rival for the Democratic nomination.

"Panama is a world leader when it comes to allowing wealthy Americans and large corporations to evade U.S. taxes by stashing their cash in off-shore tax havens," Sanders stated. "And, the Panama Free Trade Agreement would make this bad situation much worse."

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Bernie - Correct again, Hillary, wrong and supporting the Corporate line - as usual

[CalvinballPro]

1. Tax evasion? Release the returns, Bernie!

[TM99]

2. Look, another

Clinton supporter trying to avoid her shit by attacking Sanders on a non-issue.

Tax evasion?! Seriously?

You do know, right, that all congress people have to disclose full financials yearly?

Nah, you are too hyperpartisan and a Brockian to know that reality.

[djean111]

6. Oh, that's just pathetic. Really pathetic.

You really think Bernie is guilty of tax evasion? And - I don't think the Clintons' taxes can bear a great deal of scrutiny, come to think of it.

This is an angle that should have been rejected as fucking sad and pointless.

In any event, I cannot support a candidate who is for war and fracking and the TPP, to name just a few things. Nothing Bernie does, or is greasily accused of, can get me to forget actual issues, and vote for a Third Way Neocon hawk. So there's that.

[dana_b]

3. of course he did

He has great judgment - unlike some others.

[pdsimdars]

4. Judgement beats "experience" --- seems like Bernie always gets it right and Hillary always wrong

[ViseGrip]

5. This is stunning...and Hillary knew exactly what the trade deal would do.