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Her Sister

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32. Plus: Jane Sanders personally financially benefits from shipping Vermont's toxic nuclear waste to be
Wed May 11, 2016, 12:50 PM
May 2016
Radioactive: Tax Return Confirms Bernie Sanders Has Financial Stake in Nuclear Waste Dumping

http://www.thepeoplesview.net/main/2016/4/18/tax-return-confirms-sanders-financial-stake-in-toxic-nuclear-dump

Bernie Sanders released his 2014 tax returns this weekend, and in addition to having claiming massive mortgage interest and property tax deductions vastly outstripping the average American - and certainly the average Vermonter - the tax returns seem to confirm a dark open secret in the Sanders family: Jane Sanders personally financially benefits from shipping Vermont's toxic nuclear waste to be dumped elsewhere.

For a quick refresher, refer back to our coverage of Bernie Sanders' eager support for Congressional legislation to expedite movement of Vermont's nuclear waste to Texas as well as his cavalier disregard for Texans and Vermonters who opposed the dump. We reported then that though Congress did not designate a specific site, the Congressional record was abundantly clear on where the likely site of the dump would be, near the low-income Latino community of Sierra Blanca. The protests of many progressives, including Paul Welstone's, fell on Bernie Sanders' deaf ears. The community, however, stood up and fought back. And, they won.

Besides from being eager to make his state's nuclear waste someone else's problem in a hurry, TPV writer Kris Jirapinyo noted that Jane O. Sanders, Bernie Sanders' wife, conveniently sat on the Board of Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Authority, or TLLRWDA, the entity which technically held the power to designate the dump site.

That much we already knew. Now, in light of Bernie Sanders' release of his 2014 taxes, we know that that Bernie and Jane Sanders financially benefit from her position on a Board that participates in willful poisoning of communities despite ample warning. According to their own tax return, Jane Sanders "materially participated" in the board, and received compensation.

For a candidate who cannot breathe a full sentence without baselessly accusing his opponent of taking money from special interests, the discovery that he and his wife financially benefit from nuclear toxic waste dumping is... really... something.


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They are having the back years "checked" leftofcool Apr 2016 #1
The video is awful. Her Sister Apr 2016 #2
Mark Halpern has had her on a couple of other times DesertRat Apr 2016 #14
Jane lied and lost her job so DURHAM D Apr 2016 #3
This video!! argh! Her Sister Apr 2016 #4
Naughty, naughty Jane. We see you. eom UtahLib Apr 2016 #5
Yeah but puffy socks May 2016 #30
Can you believe... yallerdawg Apr 2016 #6
Another example of the inherent misogynism of the campaign KitSileya Apr 2016 #7
Thta's new and interesting since I 2naSalit Apr 2016 #11
YES sarae Apr 2016 #21
Why do they need to be checked? LiberalFighter Apr 2016 #8
Exactly! SharonClark Apr 2016 #9
The only ones that might BlueMTexpat Apr 2016 #10
She told Andrea Mitchell 2 weeks ago that they weren't going to file for an extension. George II Apr 2016 #20
I have wondered about that remark ... BlueMTexpat May 2016 #23
Why the delay, delay, delay? kstewart33 Apr 2016 #12
Watch her eyes as she deflects the question DesertRat Apr 2016 #13
and she starts laughing like something is funny! Her Sister Apr 2016 #15
That's really annoying. sarae Apr 2016 #22
Clearly she doesn't want to talk about taxes NastyRiffraff Apr 2016 #16
Have they thrown the IRS and the FEC under the bus yet? Koinos Apr 2016 #17
I am just wondering, has Jane taken over all of the interviews? I have seen her Thinkingabout Apr 2016 #18
She said this year's tax returns would be released WHEN THEY ARE DUE, which was April 18.... George II Apr 2016 #19
RELEASE THE TAXES! Her Sister May 2016 #24
Jane Sanders lied! liberal N proud May 2016 #25
This story should be paired with the story on Trumps refusal to post his tax papers. Agnosticsherbet May 2016 #26
Yes! Neither BS nor Trump releasing! Her Sister May 2016 #27
Bernie has been saying this since April 3rd puffy socks May 2016 #34
Makes one wonder what they are hiding. William769 May 2016 #28
Let me guess, for starters: Koinos May 2016 #29
All the Above. misterhighwasted May 2016 #31
His response to the FEC inquiry about illicit contributions (re March monthly report) is due today. Koinos May 2016 #39
Even more FEC violations as of yesterday May 10th! Her Sister May 2016 #40
Plus: Jane Sanders personally financially benefits from shipping Vermont's toxic nuclear waste to be Her Sister May 2016 #32
He promised right before the vatican trip they would be out tomorrow MattP May 2016 #33
While on his return from the Vatican trip the 2014 taxes were released Her Sister May 2016 #36
The idea of releasing tax returns is a common act in Presidential elections. hamsterjill May 2016 #35
His campaign does seem like "amateur hour" sometimes. Koinos May 2016 #37
It does! hamsterjill May 2016 #43
Excellent post! Koinos May 2016 #44
What a damn joke nini May 2016 #38
The irony is that his whole campaign focuses on "money" and income inequality. Koinos May 2016 #41
And more FEC violations in this latest report, posted thanks to Her Sister! Koinos May 2016 #42
Still waitin'. Treant May 2016 #45
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