Just a couple reasons Bernie can win the nomination IF he even runs

[marble falls]

192. Here's some....

https://www.politico.com/story/2016/04/bernie-sanders-tax-return-222041


Sanders’ tax return: As ‘boring’ as promised

Most of his earnings came from his $174,000 salary as a U.S. senator, as well as Social Security benefits.

By TOBY ECKERT and HANNA TRUDO

04/15/2016 08:13 PM EDT
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Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders released his 2014 tax returns Friday night, showing that he paid $27,653 in federal taxes on adjusted gross income of $205,271.

The Vermont senator pledged to release the filings during the Democratic debate on Thursday night after sparring with Hillary Clinton over financial disclosure issues.

The majority of Sanders’ earnings came from his $174,000 salary as a U.S. senator, as well as Social Security benefits.

The returns, filed jointly with his wife, Jane, were just as “boring” and straightforward as Sanders repeatedly said they would be, particularly compared to those of Hillary Clinton, his multi-millionaire opponent for the nomination.

After tax payments of $31,825, Sanders collected a $4,172 refund. They donated $8,350 to charity.

Last summer, Clinton’s campaign made public eight years of tax returns — from 2007 to 2014. They showed that she and Bill Clinton made almost $28 million in 2014 and paid about $10 million, or 36 percent, in federal taxes.

The Clintons gave just over $3 million to charity in 2014, about 11 percent of their overall income. Almost all of it went to a family foundation that doles out money to other charities and is separate from the global Clinton Foundation.

On the Republican side, Sen. Ted Cruz and Ohio Gov. John Kasich have released portions of their tax returns. Donald Trump has refused to release his tax information, claiming he can’t because he is being audited.





http://money.cnn.com/2016/08/12/pf/taxes/hillary-clinton-tax-return/index.html

Hillary Clinton's 2015 tax return shows $10.6 million in income, 31% rate -- and puts pressure on Donald Trump
by Jeanne Sahadi @CNNMoney August 12, 2016: 3:22 PM ET
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What you need to know about Hillary Clinton's 2015 tax return
Your move, Mr. Trump.

After hammering Donald Trump on the campaign trail for refusing to reveal his tax returns, Hillary Clinton released her latest federal income tax return Friday, showing she and Bill paid roughly a third of their multi-million dollar income to Uncle Sam.

The Clintons pulled in $10.6 million in 2015, much less than the nearly $28 million they made the year before.

Their tax return showed that they paid $3.24 million in federal income taxes.

That means their effective tax rate -- a measure of their income tax burden -- was 30.6% based on their adjusted gross income. That's on par with their 32% effective rate in 2014.

The campaign reported the Clintons' effective tax rate as 34%, which includes the more than $300,000 the couple paid in self-employment taxes, which are payroll taxes for Social Security and Medicare. Experts often don't include them when calculating federal income tax burdens.

By any measure, though, Hillary Clinton and her husband have satisfied the Buffett Rule that she'd like to impose if elected. Under that rule, anyone with adjusted gross income over $1 million would have to pay a minimum of 30% of their income in taxes.

Related: Here's how much Hillary Clinton's tax plan would hit the rich

The Clintons primarily made their money in two ways: speaking and writing.

Together they made $6.7 million in speaking fees. That's well below the roughly $20 million they made the year before.

They also made close to $3.1 million on their various books.

And Bill Clinton's consulting business brought in nearly $1.7 million.

The couple also received $226,000 in pension and annuities. As a former U.S. president, Bill Clinton is entitled to receive a pension north of $200,000 a year.

They made another $109,000 in interest and dividends, and claimed $3,000 in capital losses carried over from prior years.

The couple gave $1 million to their private Clinton Family Foundation, which is different than the Clinton Foundation that has been the subject of scrutiny.

With the release of her 2015 income taxes, Clinton has now released 39 years' worth of tax returns over the course of her career.