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He said that millionaires need to pay their fair share and that their fair share is more than whatever it is they are currently paying.
He said this before the Trump Tax cuts took effect.
He is allowed to pay more than is legally required which is FAR LESS than he said that people who are as rich as he has become should pay.
He's of course allowed to pay more. And Senators are allowed to not cash their payroll checks as they try to cut spending for others. But if they DO cash their payroll checks, but have never called on others to decline pay or benefits they're entitled to, they are not liars or hypocrites.
See the difference? If Bernie said, "We 'rich' should all voluntarily pay more than the IRS requires us!" and then didn't, he's a hypocrite. But you're calling him a liar and a hypocrite for NOT doing what he's never, ever suggested anyone else do. It's bull****.
Quote him demanding anyone pay more than is required under current law! You cannot do it, so you've invented this principle he's never advanced, that doesn't apply to anyone else in government, then called him a liar for not living up to the standard you invented for him.