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[DH Kirkwood]

Bernie Sanders releases 10 years of tax returns, showing how his 2016 presidential run vaulted him into wealth - CNNPolitics

I know we had some people here calling him a hypocrite for demanding Trump's returns when he hadn't released his, except for a small portion. I assume this will satisfy all of them.

I actually thought he was going to wait for the nomination. That would have been dumb as ****, and I would have critisized him for it, but that is what I thought he was going to do.

 

[Acadia]

It appears Sanders is taxed at a high rate and is paying his fair share, I applaud him. And to those who criticize him for his book sale revenues, Sanders has stated he will not aplogize for having a successful book, nor should he!

And no, I am not a Sanders fan and probably will not vote for him in the primaries. Now if he wins the nomination that is a different kettle of fish.

So Sanders won't apologize for being a capitalist taking advantage of capitalism, as he pushes socialism on everyone else.
BTW, "considering" paying more in taxes don't pay the bills.

 

[Acadia]

Big deal, bully for him. He trashed the very capitalistic ideas that made (his one foot in the grave) a millionaire.

Capitalism, private jets and 3 homes for me, but not for thee.

 

[code1211]

Despite his new found wealth, he still advocates taxing millionaires. I'd say he's the opposite of a hypocrite.

Is he currently paying the additional tax that he advocates should be paid by the very wealthy?

 

[Obscurity]

So Sanders won't apologize for being a capitalist taking advantage of capitalism, as he pushes socialism on everyone else.
BTW, "considering" paying more in taxes don't pay the bills.

He's not pushing socialism on anyone. You're literally malinformed. Bernie wrote a book.

Trump is a self proclaimed billionaire. You guys are acting like the fact Bernie has some money is a bad thing.

He wants socialized healthcare. Not a socialized market controlled by workers. It's like you hear the word socialist and lose your ****. Get a ****ing grip on yourself and stop acting so emotionally to one word.

The DPRK is Not Democratic, nor is it a Republic. The National Socialist party was not Socialist. The US is not very United.

Names are just names. Use your brain and stop relying on your heart. You'll live longer.

 

[Obscurity]

Is he currently paying the additional tax that he advocates should be paid by the very wealthy?

He's paying a higher rate than amazon, which made billions.

So spare me the false indignation.

 

[Taylor]

If only every millionaire were like Bernie and sat down in their Laz-E-Boys and "considered" paying more in taxes before deciding not to...:lamo

 

[Acadia]

He's not pushing socialism on anyone. You're literally malinformed. Bernie wrote a book.

Trump is a self proclaimed billionaire. You guys are acting like the fact Bernie has some money is a bad thing.

He wants socialized healthcare. Not a socialized market controlled by workers. It's like you hear the word socialist and lose your ****. Get a ****ing grip on yourself and stop acting so emotionally to one word.

The DPRK is Not Democratic, nor is it a Republic. The National Socialist party was not Socialist. The US is not very United.

Names are just names. Use your brain and stop relying on your heart. You'll live longer.

We'll all live longer if we refuse to socialize our healthcare system. And please, you don't know me, so perhaps you think you can pee on my leg and tell me it's raining.
Bernie is a socialist.

 

[Acadia]

If only every millionaire were like Bernie and sat down in their Laz-E-Boys and "considered" paying more in taxes before deciding not to...:lamo

I loved Bernie's "UH, you first, Martha" response. What a hypocrite. Just like AOC refusing to take the train, neither wants to lead by example.

 

[code1211]

He's paying a higher rate than amazon, which made billions.

So spare me the false indignation.

I'm not being indignant and I really don't care what he pays or what Amazon pays.

The question was whether or not the guy is a hypocrite for saying that the rich should pay more.

If he is rich, and he is, then if he is NOT a hypocrite, he should ALREADY be paying what he recommends.

I feel that paying the least amount of tax legally required is the goal and that is what I do. No hypocrisy in that part of my life.

He feels that the rich, that is him, should pay more. Did he? How much extra over and above the legally required amount did he remit to the Feds? A quarter million? Half a million?

Obviously, there is not question that this guy IS a hypocrite. We are only discussing the degree.

It reminds of a reported discussion between Winston Churchill and a Socialite:

“Churchill: "Madam, would you sleep with me for five million pounds?"
Socialite: "My goodness, Mr. Churchill... Well, I suppose... we would have to discuss terms, of course... "
Churchill: "Would you sleep with me for five pounds?"
Socialite: "Mr. Churchill, what kind of woman do you think I am?!"
Churchill: "Madam, we've already established that. Now we are haggling about the price”

― Winston S. Churchill
tags: morality, prostitution

 

[PoS]

The only poll that mattered was the poll that initially showed HRC would lose to DJT but Bernie beat him. Then, all of a sudden, the polls changed when the DNC began to torpedo Bernie.

Bernie speaks to the actual workers of this country. His policies would benefit real laborers, not pay lip service to them while giving a huge greasy hand job to the donor class that vaulted this scumbag potus into his current position.

The billionaire wolf telling the sheep he gives a **** while shellacking them and enriching himself.

You have to be braindead to fall for his schemes.

Bernie would bankrupt the country in six months- just like Maduro did in Venezuela. No thanks.

 

[Praxas]

We'll all live longer if we refuse to socialize our healthcare system. And please, you don't know me, so perhaps you think you can pee on my leg and tell me it's raining.
Bernie is a socialist.

I love ignorant comments from cons that don't know **** about socialists. Bernie is not a socialist, he is a democratic socialist and if you don't know the difference, go back to school. It's clear you don't. Typical running of the mouths from cons too afraid to show their lean as the cons they are.

 

[Acadia]

I love ignorant comments from cons that don't know **** about socialists. Bernie is not a socialist, he is a democratic socialist and if you don't know the difference, go back to school. It's clear you don't. Typical running of the mouths from cons too afraid to show their lean as the cons they are.

Yeah, I don't need more post-graduate education, thank you. Common sense tells me if it looks like a duck, walks like a duck and quacks like a duck...it's a duck. See, this is the problem with the elitist leftists. They think they're smarter than everyone else, when they can't tie their own shoes and don't own a lick of common sense.
I could let you borrow a book on validity if you like:2wave:

 

[Praxas]

Yeah, I don't need more post-graduate education, thank you. Common sense tells me if it looks like a duck, walks like a duck and quacks like a duck...it's a duck. See, this is the problem with the elitist leftists. They think they're smarter than everyone else, when they can't tie their own shoes and don't own a lick of common sense.
I could let you borrow a book on validity if you like:2wave:

Sorry, but Democratic socialist does not equal socialist. I know concepts are very hard for you to understand, but you are a Trump supporter after all we don't expect much.

 

[jonny5]

Bernie Sanders releases 10 years of tax returns, showing how his 2016 presidential run vaulted him into wealth - CNNPolitics

I know we had some people here calling him a hypocrite for demanding Trump's returns when he hadn't released his, except for a small portion. I assume this will satisfy all of them.

I call him an idiot for advocating the govt force him to give away his millions, instead of just doing it himself. But yeah, a socialist 1%er is both ironic and typical of socialism.

 

[Anthony60]

The polls said she would win the popular vote, and she did; they said nothing about the EC. Moreover, I'm not simply asking for head to head popularity/opinion polls here: if there's any data you can link me that would convincingly demonstrate Trump crushing Bernie, I'm legitimately interested in knowing of it.

Are you kidding? I heard no discussion at all in the CNN/MSNBC realm that Clinton was in real trouble because she was going to lose the election. What i do remember is them having people on, smug and sure, that it would be an EC landslide. You should check a website called YouTube, that have videos of that stuff.

 

[yankintx]

Bernie would bankrupt the country in six months- just like Maduro did in Venezuela. No thanks.

Trump has already on his way to accomplishing that feat. Oh wait, the GOP only cares about deficits when a Dem is President and it can used as political fodder. No one does hypocrisy like a Trump fiscal Conservative.

 

[Obscurity]

We'll all live longer if we refuse to socialize our healthcare system. And please, you don't know me, so perhaps you think you can pee on my leg and tell me it's raining.
Bernie is a socialist.

No, he isn't. And, you're lying. Our system right now completely dismisses your assertion. Our life expectancy is decreasing.

Facts are a bitch.

 

[Obscurity]

Bernie would bankrupt the country in six months- just like Maduro did in Venezuela. No thanks.

No, he won't. You clearly do nothing but spew agitprop. Read his proposals instead of spewing nonsense.

 

[PoS]

No, he won't. You clearly do nothing but spew agitprop. Read his proposals instead of spewing nonsense.

I know all about his positions: free healthcare, free college tuition, minimum wage hikes, slavery reparations, getting rid of fossil fuels, etc.

Where is he gonna get the money from, comrade?

 

[apdst]

Sanders is being upfront and transparent about his income and taxes paid, good for him. He is not my canidate but he is good to his word.

He's letting you see what he wants you to see.

Anyone who doesn't think this was dolled up for public consumption is naive as hell.

 

[Acadia]

Are you kidding? I heard no discussion at all in the CNN/MSNBC realm that Clinton was in real trouble because she was going to lose the election. What i do remember is them having people on, smug and sure, that it would be an EC landslide. You should check a website called YouTube, that have videos of that stuff.

I seem to recall the phrase, "baked in the cake" an awful lot.

 

[apdst]

Despite his new found wealth, he still advocates taxing millionaires. I'd say he's the opposite of a hypocrite.

He only paid a 26% tax rate. If he wasn't a hypocrite, he would have paid 50%+.

 

[Praxas]

Bernie "Tax teh rich, but don't ask me to pay the tax I want rich people to pay" isn't a Hypocrite how again?

Where has he said don't tax him? Like every other American, he follows the tax laws. If the tax laws were to change to a point he had to pay more he would.

 

[Acadia]

He's letting you see what he wants you to see.

Anyone who doesn't think this was dolled up for public consumption is naive as hell.

Yes, it was "I cop to being super wealthy, but don't you dare go there about me not paying my fair share of taxes".
Bernie, like AOC, is living in today's world, not the socialist utopia they dream of implementing when they get the chance. And still then, it won't be them who suffer the austerity measures.