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Cheese Sandwich

(9,086 posts)
Sat Apr 16, 2016, 12:56 AM Apr 2016

Bernie Sanders released his 2014 tax returns and they're as boring as he promised

he Democratic presidential candidate released his 2014 tax return as promised Friday, and they’re about as boring as he promised they would be.

Sanders and his wife earned just over $200,500 for the year and paid $27,653 in federal income taxes and another $7,903 in Vermont income tax in 2014.

The couple paid an effective tax rate of 19.6 percent on their federal taxable income of $140,994.

The couple reported receiving another $46,213 in Social Security benefits, and made charitable contributions totaling $8,350.
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http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/bernie-sanders-released-2014-tax-returns-promised-article-1.2603320
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Bernie Sanders released his 2014 tax returns and they're as boring as he promised (Original Post) Cheese Sandwich Apr 2016 OP
They're busy speculating about which charities he donated to, because OMG what could they be??? beam me up scottie Apr 2016 #1
Grasping at straws. It's sad Cheese Sandwich Apr 2016 #2
There is just no making some people happy, is there? Yurovsky Apr 2016 #3
Nope, this after weeks of claiming he didn't support charities at all. beam me up scottie Apr 2016 #4
That's one year, where is previous seven years which Hillary has already released? CajunBlazer Apr 2016 #5

Yurovsky

(2,064 posts)
3. There is just no making some people happy, is there?
Sat Apr 16, 2016, 01:04 AM
Apr 2016

I'd say giving over $8k away is pretty generous, especially when you consider he made less in a year than Hillary raked in for 30 minutes of platitudes and boot-licking before the pooh-bahs at Goldman Sachs.

But the HRC minions will ignore the behavior of their patron saint to focus on attacking the last decent person running for President. How sad. But oh, how predictable.

beam me up scottie

(57,349 posts)
4. Nope, this after weeks of claiming he didn't support charities at all.
Sat Apr 16, 2016, 01:09 AM
Apr 2016

And claiming that was one of the reasons why he wouldn't release his returns.

How much did Hillary donate to her own foundation?

CajunBlazer

(5,648 posts)
5. That's one year, where is previous seven years which Hillary has already released?
Sat Apr 16, 2016, 01:10 AM
Apr 2016

I can put my hands on my last 10 years in five minutes and most of you can too.

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