Kamala Harris releases 15 years of tax returns

[George II]

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/kamala-harris-releases-15-years-of-tax-returns/ar-BBVUG5w?ocid=st

Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris released 15 years of tax returns on Sunday, offering a glimpse into how the California public servant ascended the financial ranks to become a multimillionaire.

The documents span the entirety of Harris' career in elected office, from her $142,000 salary as San Francisco district attorney in 2004 to her current post as U.S. senator.

Harris and her husband, Los Angeles-based attorney Douglas Emhoff, jointly reported more than $2 million in income last year, for which they paid nearly $700,000 in taxes.

The tax returns, released before the April 15 tax deadline, mark the most sweeping look yet at a presidential contender's personal finances, edging out Sens. Elizabeth Warren, Amy Klobuchar and Kirsten Gillibrand, who each have released more than a decade's worth of tax documents.

[Cha]

1. Good on Kamala!

[grantcart]

10. +1

[Kath2]

27. I LOVE this woman!

[Cha]

49. Hoa Aloha, Kath!

[Kath2]

50. Mahalo, sister!

Keep resisting. We will turn the this country around in 2020. 2018 was only the start.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

2. Good for her!! That's going WAY beyond the call of duty.

Bernie & Elizabeth 2020!!!
Welcome to the revolution!!!

[JI7]

3. this should be an expectation now. since people did it before anyways people didn't think much of it

then Trump got away without releasing it and we can't let that be normalized.

[George II]

32. trump wasn't the only one.

[betsuni]

4. Good for her!

[sheshe2]

6. Transparency!

[Pachamama]

18. Oh Snap....

[sheshe2]

35. ;)

[Kath2]

29. So un-Trumplike.

Love this!

[sheshe2]

5. Brava!

I hope others follow her lead. Warren released 10.

Bernie will be releasing his tomorrow!!! Yeah! Transparency!

[Control-Z]

15. Will he, she?

I hadn't heard. I've been off DU far more than on lately - plus we cut our cable (prematurely) this past week. The service was/is so bad they couldn't even get the cut-off date right. I'm scrambling to replace services now - before I was prepared to do the final research and make a decision.

Is this true about Sanders?

[sheshe2]

37. Ooops.

Sorry about your early cable shut off, Control-Z.

I think he said he thinks we should see them then. Time will tell.

[comradebillyboy]

25. Maybe he will, maybe he won't....

[sheshe2]

38. Yep.

[rickford66]

7. But what's she hiding from 16 years ago ?

[ehrnst]

26. Maybe there were 'mechanical problems' with releasing the ones from that far back.(nt)

[rickford66]

28. Or still under audit ?

[NBachers]

8. The more I see of Kamala, the more impressed I am. I'm very favorable towards Joe, but I think I'm

leaning a bit more towards Kamala. I'd vote for either with a smile on my face.

[still_one]

22. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

[revmclaren]

9. Outstanding!!!

This is how you do it.



ONLY!!! 2019 and beyond.

[DesertRat]

11. And now she's looking at DT and BS like:

All of the female candidates have released years of tax returns.

[namahage]

16. Did Tulsi Gabbard release hers? n/t

[Hortensis]

19. Tulsi who? :) Candidates who expect to lose tend not to.

[George II]

33. Perfect gif!!!

[sheshe2]

39. Oh, snap.

[ehrnst]

57. ......

[Bettie]

12. Glad she released them

I think ten is generally sufficient, but going above gives the definite idea of someone with nothing to hide.

[namahage]

14. There is a specific reason for 15.

It covers her whole political career from 2004 (when she first took office as SF DA) to 2018.

[Hortensis]

20. Good point. When the house requested Trump's,

they specified only 6 years. I remember an analyst explaining that was strategic to avoid complications and giving Republicans arguments for the courts because the IRS only requires keeping them for 6 years. But he then went on to point out that a lot more years were needed to cover Trump's pertinent business activities. Of course.

[Cha]

21. Thanks for that, namahage!

[DesertRat]

55. She's setting a new bar for 2020 candidates

[namahage]

56. To be fair, others have also released returns coinciding with their time in Congress,

Such as Warren (from 2008, when she was the Chair of the Congressional Oversight Panel), Gillibrand (from 2007, when she was NY-20 Rep), Klobuchar (from 2006, 1 year before she became MN Senator), and Hillary Clinton (from 2000, 1 year before she became NY Senator).

Harris could have done the same by releasing only 2017. However, her 15-year release covers her time in CA politics as well (Klobuchar was also Hennepin County Attorney from 1999-2007, but did not release all her records from that time.)

None of the male 2020 potential or declared candidates--not Inslee, Biden, or Sanders, and especially not Trump--released all the records aligning with their time in national politics.

[ehrnst]

24. And without being pressured to. (nt)

[skylucy]

13. +100 for Kamala!

[RockRaven]

17. So these arguments that Bernie can't release his b/c he and his wife made too much and voters

will treat them unreasonably wrong as a result seems...

a little weak, or cowardly, or not true???... Unless you want to claim there will be a double standard because of race or religion or gender or age or what?

[wasupaloopa]

52. There is a double standard because his followers think he is god's gift to progressives

[ehrnst]

23. 15 years worth. How did she do that so quickly, without any delays due to "mechanical problems?"(nt)

[NurseJackie]

30. Good! Honesty and transparency are important to me.

The tax returns, released before the April 15 tax deadline, mark the most sweeping look yet at a presidential contender's personal finances, edging out Sens. Elizabeth Warren, Amy Klobuchar and Kirsten Gillibrand, who each have released more than a decade's worth of tax documents.

Sen. Bernie Sanders, an early front-runner for the 2020 Democratic nomination, said he would release 10 years of returns by Monday.

Which Monday? Is it the one that's "soon" or the one that's closer to "eventually"?

[padah513]

36. Lol

A round tuit. Sounds just like me.

[BlueFlorida]

41. Ha! nt

[KPN]

45. Lol.

Okay, in this case I can laugh with you NurseJ. That's a good thing.

[Andy823]

31. K&R nt

[Gothmog]

34. All candidates need to release their tax returns

[KPN]

44. I agree. And appreciate reasonable statements like this.

[BlueFlorida]

40. She obviously has nothing to hide. nt

[Politicub]

42. Another great reason to support Harris

She’s fantastic. And the transparency is an example that all of the candidates should follow.

[mcar]

43. This is how to do it!

[NurseJackie]

46. Kamala Harris LEADING THE WAY! I hope that BS is smart enough to FOLLOW HER example.

This is how to do it!

Kamala Harris LEADING THE WAY! I hope that BS is smart enough to FOLLOW HER example.

[ecstatic]

47. k&r! nt

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

48. So when is the dotard going to release his?

[wasupaloopa]

51. When is Bernie going to release his?

[stonecutter357]

53. K&R

[Kath2]

54. tRump to come clean with his?

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