Bernie Sanders released his FULL 2014 tax returns

[tabasco]

WASHINGTON -- Sen. Bernie Sanders and his wife, following pressure from Democratic presidential campaign rival Hillary Clinton, released their full 2014 federal tax return on Friday, showing a combined income of more than $205,000.

Sanders released summaries of the couple's 2014 federal and state returns in June. Friday’s release included the federal return's attached schedules and offered more background on the couple’s finances, including charitable gifts of $8,350. Sanders pledged during Thursday's heated debate with Clinton to release earlier returns at a later date.

Sanders and his wife, Jane, paid $27,653 in federal income taxes and $7,903 in Vermont income taxes in 2014. Their income is largely derived from Sanders’ Senate salary of $174,000 and Social Security benefits.

Sanders has been under pressure for weeks to release his returns. Clinton raised the issue during the debate to counter questions about why she won’t release transcripts of her paid speeches to Goldman Sachs. Clinton received $675,000 for speeches to the company in 2013, according to her own disclosure.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2016/04/15/sen-bernie-sanders-releases-tax-returns-2014/83074944/

Anyone who claims that Sanders has yet to release “schedules” or “inventories” is either uninformed or an intentional liar. There is a group on this site that is in a strange state of denial regarding Sanders and his 2104 tax returns, despite having been informed of the truth.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/12512115127

[nini]

1. this one will be fun

[frylock]

23. Woah! Where you been?

[nini]

51. Hiding

how are you?

[Gomez163]

2. Hillary has released 15 years of tax returns. In addition where is Bernie's 2015 returns???

[hobbit709]

5. And Hillary made more in one speech to the banksters than Bernie got total.

[Gomez163]

7. We have no idea what Bernie made in any year but 2014

And I guess only men are allowed to make speaking fees.

[mac56]

9. "And I guess only men are allowed to make speaking fees."

What?!

[nadinbrzezinski]

10. Care to read the OP? 174 K and chanbge

it is in the OP

This is why I think you personally are... well... you know...

[Gomez163]

14. Thats not what I asked. I asked about 2015 and the years prior to 2014.

[Gomez163]

24. "We have no idea what Bernie made in any year but 2014"

2014 is not 2015 and certainly not the years prior to 2014. Why can't he produce those returns?? Its really pretty easy to get transcripts for the years 2011, 2012 and 2015. You just sign a form 4506-T and give it to the press. Then they can go to the IRS and get the transcripts themselves.

[grasswire]

36. nobody cares

NOBODY but a few dead enders here.

Ironic that the people here who support the candidate with the lowest honest and trustworthy ratings EVER for a Democrat are ragging on the man with the HIGHEST honest and trustworthy ratings in American politics.

[Gomez163]

38. I care and I am not a dead ender. I am a live ender.

[GummyBearz]

62. It seems pretty early for 2015 taxes

2015 taxes were filed a couple months. 2014 seems plenty up to date

[B Calm]

63. +1 LOL

[Dr Hobbitstein]

25. His exact quote

"We have no idea what Bernie made in any year but 2014", is correct. We don't know what he made in ANY year except for 2014.

[Gomez163]

40. When you get to be my age (57) maybe you'll be nicer.

[zappaman]

15. "This is why I think you personally are... well... you know..."

Bully.

[nadinbrzezinski]

30. Oh MY SHADOW, what do do pray my lord without my shadow!!!!

[zappaman]

47. Funny how some of the biggest bullies

Are the ones who complain the most they're being bullied?
Adorable even!

[nadinbrzezinski]

48. Funny MY SHADOW SPEAKS

My lord what about my shadow!!!!

Perish the thought my shadow would ever lose being this entertaining!!!!!

[zappaman]

50. "I'm going to be blunt"

"The problem here isn't the jury system. The problem is you. Sometimes it takes a while, but eventually most DUers figure out how to get along with other DUers. My suggestion is that you try to do it too."

http://www.democraticunderground.com/12592639#post1

Still not there yet, eh?

[nadinbrzezinski]

54. Yup whatever, I am going to be blunt

you are a funny shadow



You are going to come up with more crap!

Here, lemee help you, would not want the shadow to need to go to the hospital with a broken back.

[zappaman]

55. "There are none so blind as those who will not see...

The most deluded people are those who choose to ignore what they already know’.

[nadinbrzezinski]

61. Hilarious

Here mirror

[nadinbrzezinski]

32. I expect the alerting to go through the roof fom now until the 16

valid or not... so no problem

[nadinbrzezinski]

42. I was just pointing a fact

I have been alert stalked so many times here, that I expect it. It is a fact,jack

[Arazi]

85. 153k posts here doesn't insulate anyone from the bullies

Im sorry

[hobbit709]

12. "Dead broke" to $200+ mill in 15 years as opposed to one of the poorest members of Congress.

But as I said before, we know which side you're on.
"An honest public servant can't become rich in politics." - Harry Truman

[democrattotheend]

92. He probably filed for an extension until October 15

Since they do their taxes themselves, I am guessing they filed for an extension until October 15 because they have been kind of busy.

[Gomez163]

94. He should have an accountant

[lumberjack_jeff]

3. But they wanted to see the long form!!! n/t

[itsrobert]

4. FAIL

"Sanders pledged during Thursday's heated debate with Clinton to release earlier returns at a later date. "


It's June, where are they?

[JDPriestly]

29. Where are Hillary's speech transcripts?

Are they in the same place her e-mails were?

[Dem2]

65. Canard

Shows massive failure when i see this posted.

[grasswire]

37. NOBODY CARES

NOBODY thinks he's hiding ANYTHING.

[itsrobert]

76. I do.

There is no reason for Bernie or Donald not to released, unless they are hiding something.

[-none]

80. Do you mean like Hillary's Goldman Sachs speech transcripts?

Where are they now?

[itsrobert]

81. Hillary has released her tax returns

Last edited Fri Jun 3, 2016, 09:52 PM - Edit history (1)

Bernie and Donald are hiding theirs. Only tax returns are traditionally released, not transcripts. You don't change the rules in the middle of an election.

[-none]

87. What rules are you talking about?

And speaking of rules, they were changed in Nevada to shut out Sanders.
Why won't Hillary let the rest of us know what she told the banksters and Goldman Sachs? For $250,000 to $350,000 a pop, what is so secretive about those speeches that Hillary doesn't want us to know?

[itsrobert]

88. No, Sanders people tried to change the rules in Nevada

Lucky for Hillary, Sander's delegates weren't registered Democrats and could not be seated. The vote of the people was protected, Sanders could not overturn the Nevada vote.

[-none]

89. Then why did the rule changes happen before the sceduled opening of the convention?

Before most of the Bernie supporters were scheduled to show up?

[itsrobert]

90. No, there was no changes.

Sanders supporters tried to change the rules. The Rules were clarified by a committee of Hillary and Bernie supporters several days before the event. Sanders' delegates were instructed to challenge every procedure and disrupt the convention. But they could not overturn the votes of he Nevada people in the end.

[-none]

91. Like talking to a brick wall.

Too bad the messages spray painted on it are misleading spin.

[still_one]

6. fine, but why not the latest tax return, the 2015?

[itsrobert]

8. And the full 5 years of returns

Every candidates besides Bernie and Donald has released.

[Seeinghope]

28. How about the transcripts that they talked about at the debates. He would release his tax returns

and she would release her transcripts...then she changed her mind and said the Republicans had to release their speech transcripts. LOL. Squirm out of that one Hilly.

[itsrobert]

75. Only Tax Returns are traditionally released, not speech transcripts.

Hillary has already released her tax returns, Bernie has not released all his.

[Seeinghope]

86. There was a discussion during the debate about it though. When he promised to release his tax

return the next day and she could then release the speech transcript......she backed out so fast and then diverted the issue to the REPUBLICANS and how it wasn't fair for her to have to release her speech transcripts if they didn't release theirs. Except they didn't have any to release. Typical Hillary Clinton style evasive move.

[notadmblnd]

72. Maybe they filed for an extention and they're not done yet?

If so, they have until October to file.

[still_one]

73. Did they? I don't know. To be honest I am really not following it

[notadmblnd]

74. I don't know either. However you asked why

and I gave you a possible reason for why it could be that they haven't been made public yet.

[still_one]

82. ok, thanks

[KingFlorez]

11. If he released them, it would dispel the idea that he is flat broke

[Seeinghope]

17. What about the records of the Clinton Foundation' donRs for the last 10 years?

[dinkytron]

22. Sort of relevant but sort of apples and oranges... (this coming from me, a Bernie fan)

[Seeinghope]

31. Finances could have been funnelled thru the Clinton a Foundation.

[KingFlorez]

41. This thread is about Sanders, not Clinton

Stick to the subject.

[Seeinghope]

21. He doesn't have to be broke. He obviously makes a good salary. Hillary is a billionaire or close

to it. How was she able to do that in 15 years?

[JDPriestly]

35. No one thinks Bernie is flat broke.

It's Hillary who claimed that she was flat broke when she and Bill left the White House in 2000 and who is now worth millions and millions.

Bernie's tax returns will not be interesting.

They will show Bernie's income from the House plus Social Security and then Jane's income.

But Hillary's speech transcripts will be.

[KingFlorez]

43. He projects an image that suggests that he is not well off

But in reality, he is financially secure and that is considered well off by most people. Do you think he struggles to pay utilities or buy food? Not at all. The only reason he wouldn't release his returns is because he wants to maintain his image as being not well off.

[JDPriestly]

44. Everyone knows that no member of Congress is that poor.

And his wife worked also. It is probably her privacy they are protecting.

Bernie did not prepare his run over, what is it, 40 years or so.

Hillary did.

[KingFlorez]

46. It's his choice not to release the records

I'm just stating an opinion on why I think he won't release them.

With that said, Sanders has been in elected office for much longer than Clinton ever was.

[democrattotheend]

93. Unlike Hillary, Bernie has never claimed that he is "flat broke"

He has never claimed to be poor. He is only considered poor compared to most of his colleagues, as he is one of the few senators who actually lives on his Senate salary.

[Agschmid]

13. There is a group in denial about Sanders but...

it isn't who you think it is.

[frazzled]

18. Until today, he had released zero full returns

Only the summary sheet for the single year 2014 (without any details or schedules). So everyone was absolutely correct in saying he had not yet released a return.

He has been in public service for over two decades, and he has released only one year's return--and that only after being badgered relentlessly by the press—and in the last week of the campaign.

What is he hiding? And why did it take him so long to release even this one year (from two years ago, yet)? There's definitely something he doesn't want seen. (Also, he knows that since he's not going to be the candidate, he doesn't want to divulge his personal information; if he thought he could win the nomination, he'd have to release at least the past seven years--the amount of time you are supposed to keep your returns. Read the smoke signals, people. It's over.)

[riversedge]

53. Nothing new released. Article is from April 16. The OP is misleading and looks foolish.

[tabasco]

57. I was specifically addressing posters who incorrectly claimed that Sanders

had not released his full 2014 return.

Your reading comprehension seems to be rather weak.

[riversedge]

59. No need to be nasty with your comment! I can read fine but You did not

the date and implied it was new. bye. Enough said.

[sufrommich]

19. This is an old article from Apr. 16.He hasn't released any other returns

since then. The Clintons have released 12 years of tax returns. If one year is sufficient,why didn't Weaver just make that claim on Hardball?

[Betty Karlson]

20. Any transcripts from Hillary and the rest of the weathervanes yet?

Perhaps Debbie can ask her IT team to wander into Hillary's private server?

[sufrommich]

33. It's not even from today,it's from 6 weeks ago.nt

[ContinentalOp]

45. I bet Jane used to take more than $5000 a year for the Sierra Blanca deal

[obamanut2012]

49. Exactly, he hasn't -- this is an old article

When he said he did, but actually didn't release all the schedules, etc.

[riversedge]

52. Your article is from April 16. NOTHING new release now. Why the deception??

[ProgressiveEconomist]

56. 1 yr down, 32 more to go

to reach trsnsparency equality with the Clintons.

What Burlington College ripoffs, investments in gun manufacturers, agriculture subsidies, abusive tax shelters, etc., are Bernie and Jane trying to hide?

[ProgressiveEconomist]

79. No, a man who never held

a steady job until age 40 could not have a foundation. So he must be hiding something(s) else, likely something(s) serious.

[MFM008]

58. Yes

he knew he was going to run for president.
He released one year, they year he knew he was going to run.
Now if he was to release more it would have gained him more respect.
The point is almost moot however.
His adventure is drawing to a close.

[Sheepshank]

60. I'm pretty sure we were looking for 2015 tax returns with some of those campaign incomes

to be included, and not a partial 2014 without the details. Your OP heading is misleading.

[B Calm]

69. I would be more worried about Hillary, after all she is the one with the low trustworthy numbers,

not so with Bernie.

[Sheepshank]

95. Oh my, great comeback....not

[B Calm]

96. Seriously. . .

[MattP]

64. A 6 page return is a full return?

I guess you never filed a tax return

[NorthCarolina]

70. $205k? Hillary makes more than that in a 20 minute pep talk

to Wall St. tycoons.

[MyNameGoesHere]

71. Mrs. Sanders must of toiled very hard

To get that one year out. I am sure we can see more returns coming in a few years.

[EndElectoral]

77. OK, how about one Goldman transcript now?

[Mike Nelson]

78. I was not aware...

...Hillary was pressuring Bernie to release more tax information. Stop. We've seen enough. Don't need to see more of his taxes or her speech transcripts.

[jwirr]

83. Why don't we need to see her transcripts? It is relevant to

her relationship to Wall Street.

[Mike Nelson]

97. Well...

...her transcripts will reveal nothing we don't already know. She said flattering stuff to her paying hosts. Big deal... as far as his taxes. They would be relevant, if he were going to win. Something in the past tax returns is embarrassing. Again, nothing we can't figure out for ourselves. It only hurts him, so there is no need. We should be preserving Bernie's reputation, and looking for ways to support Hillary.

[madokie]

84. I just ignore the ones who aren't here for honest discussion

my list is pretty long about right now.