Democratic Primaries

workinclasszero

(28,270 posts)

41. Other 1%er democratic people....

Mon Apr 15, 2019, 07:37 PM

Apr 2019

FDR... President Obama.... Michelle Obama.... Hillary Clinton....Bill Clinton, etc.

Is that supposed to prove something OP?

Bernie also promised to raise the taxes of the rich not sparing himself!

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

156 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Bernie Sanders Released His Tax Returns. He's Part of the 1%. [View all] WeekiWater Apr 2019 OP

cool! Tiggeroshii Apr 2019 #1

Cool indeed! Merlot Apr 2019 #58

Probably because he said how immoral income inequality is bloom Apr 2019 #77

You can have money and still believe income inequality is wrong. Merlot Apr 2019 #103

You can also have a chili bacon cheese burger and still believe eating meat is wrong. LanternWaste Apr 2019 #107

lol n/t bloom Apr 2019 #149

Funny he never seems to take that position. Amimnoch Apr 2019 #111

No wonder he doesn't say "millionaires and billionaires" any more. NurseJackie Apr 2019 #2

Check out pages 6, 9, and 10 in the 2016 return. George II Apr 2019 #7

Can you give me the Barr summary version? thesquanderer Apr 2019 #10

The returns were presumably (we've been told by the Sanders) prepared using Turbotax... George II Apr 2019 #14

Doctored? nt BlueFlorida Apr 2019 #19

Well, not all the entries are the same size and font and they have decimals.... George II Apr 2019 #22

It looks like they didn't know how to create more than one schedule C BlueFlorida Apr 2019 #23

Turbotax automatically asks the user to enter a second schedule C. It it was done manually.... George II Apr 2019 #28

I use another software BlueFlorida Apr 2019 #31

Do you have another link. sheshe2 Apr 2019 #29

here BlueFlorida Apr 2019 #33

Thank you. sheshe2 Apr 2019 #39

Try this: George II Apr 2019 #44

Thanks. sheshe2 Apr 2019 #47

LOL. What's next,Bernie on the grassy knoll with Jimmy Hoffa in his trunk? Power 2 the People Apr 2019 #32

Can you explain the inconsistencies in some of the pages? George II Apr 2019 #46

No. I won't entertain your ridiculous conspiracy theories. Power 2 the People Apr 2019 #48

There is no conspiracy BlueFlorida Apr 2019 #65

No.It is petty and purposely conspiratorial to point that out. Power 2 the People Apr 2019 #73

It is a detailed examination which is never petty BlueFlorida Apr 2019 #74

More name calling and attacking strawmen. ehrnst Apr 2019 #125

Trolling Power 2 the People Apr 2019 #127

Copy and paste fallacies. ehrnst Apr 2019 #129

No. Just trying to be polite to a person who is obviously trolling. Power 2 the People Apr 2019 #131

And what is it you're doing right now, again? ehrnst Apr 2019 #134

It's a question, not a 'conspiracy theory'.... UniteFightBack Apr 2019 #72

It's intended to cast doubt on the documents. Power 2 the People Apr 2019 #75

And now we have namecalling. ehrnst Apr 2019 #122

Trolling Power 2 the People Apr 2019 #126

Nailed it, didn't I? ehrnst Apr 2019 #128

In a self revelatory way you did ehrnst. Power 2 the People Apr 2019 #130

I really think that Bernie will be OK even if you don't ehrnst Apr 2019 #132

I think I'll be okay if you weren't so obsessed with finding every Bernie thread and negatively Power 2 the People Apr 2019 #135

"Obsessed" ehrnst Apr 2019 #136

Attacking a strawman. ehrnst Apr 2019 #121

Post removed Post removed Apr 2019 #123

More namecalling. ehrnst Apr 2019 #133

"Appeal to extremes" fallacy ehrnst Apr 2019 #120

And "good on him" for wanting to raise taxes on himself. (n/t) thesquanderer Apr 2019 #11

He'd need more than that zipplewrath Apr 2019 #82

And as he said in his statement, he is very fortunate and will continue to fight for higher Nanjeanne Apr 2019 #3

I don't doubt that for one second. WeekiWater Apr 2019 #5

his wealth is not an issue IMO. he's way behind what the obamas were worth in the white house nt msongs Apr 2019 #4

I agree with you about his wealth. WeekiWater Apr 2019 #6

It's always someone else, isn't it? George II Apr 2019 #8

This message was self-deleted by its author Power 2 the People Apr 2019 #38

Not to mention the Clintons. whathehell Apr 2019 #63

Good point, the Clintons were in the 1% long before Bernie was. Bluepinky Apr 2019 #95

They most definitely were . whathehell Apr 2019 #98

Regardless, he decided to make Hillary's wealth an issue in '16 Blue_Tires Apr 2019 #110

THANK YOU! EXACTLY THIS! Amimnoch Apr 2019 #112

And I'm not. Lochloosa Apr 2019 #9

Message auto-removed Name removed Apr 2019 #12

I don't have an issue with either. WeekiWater Apr 2019 #13

Message auto-removed Name removed Apr 2019 #16

And what is your issue with it? WeekiWater Apr 2019 #20

Post removed Post removed Apr 2019 #36

Again, what is your issue with it? WeekiWater Apr 2019 #40

Then again, TexasTowelie Apr 2019 #24

And you have actual evidence of your.snarky implication? hedda_foil Apr 2019 #146

I'm not your research assistant. TexasTowelie Apr 2019 #150

There is already commentary that those are not full tax returns. TexasTowelie Apr 2019 #15

Oh JHC.. not this shyte again. Cha Apr 2019 #17

They will need to be looked at. WeekiWater Apr 2019 #18

Also, as expected, not big on charitable giving. Cha Apr 2019 #21

LOL, so this is why he said they had to cross the t's and R B Garr Apr 2019 #34

That figures BlueFlorida Apr 2019 #37

This message was self-deleted by its author BannonsLiver Apr 2019 #51

So they picked through the Turbo Tax returns? mcar Apr 2019 #91

And who is this tweeter and what makes her a reliable source? hedda_foil Apr 2019 #147

This message was self-deleted by its author TexasTowelie Apr 2019 #151

I've never stalked anyone in 19 years here and I'm not starting now. hedda_foil Apr 2019 #155

I'm sorry if you don't like the source. TexasTowelie Apr 2019 #156

What I find interesting is BlueFlorida Apr 2019 #25

That was the i dotting and t crossing. Blue_true Apr 2019 #81

+1000 nt BlueFlorida Apr 2019 #83

Hi did in 2017 bernie59 Apr 2019 #99

So suddenly he got no interest in 2018? BlueFlorida Apr 2019 #100

I doubt if he is cheating on his taxes trying to hide $200 of interest income. bernie59 Apr 2019 #105

No .. the whole thing is not about tax cheating BlueFlorida Apr 2019 #109

So he released fake returns but left out certain pages bernie59 Apr 2019 #114

There will be more stuff coming out BlueFlorida Apr 2019 #115

Still not as wealthy as many of our elected Democrats. nt Autumn Apr 2019 #26

That's true, but I have no problem with anyone making money anyway, as long as it was done still_one Apr 2019 #50

I don't have a problem with it either. I bought all of Bill and Hillary's books, except the last one Autumn Apr 2019 #66

I wish trump would resign still_one Apr 2019 #94

But he had the hypocritical attacks at Hillary Clinton BlueFlorida Apr 2019 #68

His money from his books came in 2016. After the election. nt Autumn Apr 2019 #80

Thank you for proving my point. BlueFlorida Apr 2019 #139

You had a point? I missed it. Oh well. nt Autumn Apr 2019 #145

Message auto-removed Name removed Apr 2019 #137

You know that corporations cannot donate to federal candidates BlueFlorida Apr 2019 #138

Message auto-removed Name removed Apr 2019 #141

That is not the corporations donating nt BlueFlorida Apr 2019 #142

Message auto-removed Name removed Apr 2019 #143

His taxable income for 2018 is 520K. Mostly from book sales still_one Apr 2019 #27

I see nothing wrong with anyone being in the 1% as long as they made doc03 Apr 2019 #30

+1000 at140 Apr 2019 #102

Im afraid the dynamics of GOP primaries in 18 prodigitalson Apr 2019 #35

Fine by me. LakeArenal Apr 2019 #55

lol well, yeah prodigitalson Apr 2019 #70

Other 1%er democratic people.... workinclasszero Apr 2019 #41

"Is that supposed to prove something OP? " WeekiWater Apr 2019 #43

None of the Democrats you are targeting have hypocritical R B Garr Apr 2019 #62

"That is why Bernie's wealth is harming his message. CNN just had a brutal segment on this." LenaBaby61 Apr 2019 #76

You can't say you are anti capitalist and you are Democratic Socialist but yet you say I wrote a UniteFightBack Apr 2019 #78

Don't mind that's he's... Mike Nelson Apr 2019 #42

No doubt about it. WeekiWater Apr 2019 #52

You got it... Mike Nelson Apr 2019 #92

Capitalism as its best lunamagica Apr 2019 #96

Did Sanders release the full returns with schedules? uponit7771 Apr 2019 #45

I'm waiting until tomorrow to read the analysis. WeekiWater Apr 2019 #49

As far as I can see they are pretty complete. I just looked at the 2018 and 2016 returns though, still_one Apr 2019 #53

Someone posted that Schedule B, the Dividends and Interest Schedule was missing. Blue_true Apr 2019 #86

Then this is not all his taxes, he's releasing them piecemeal and no full disclosure. ... damn uponit7771 Apr 2019 #104

If he didn't include schedule B in the returns then he purposely removed that section. Blue_true Apr 2019 #116

And he has no problem iamthebandfanman Apr 2019 #54

This message was self-deleted by its author BannonsLiver Apr 2019 #56

What are you basing your "funny business" accusation on? N/t TCJ70 Apr 2019 #57

Yeah, BS doesn't exactly inspire trust.. Cha Apr 2019 #59

not even close... stillcool Apr 2019 #60

A lot of billionaires BlueFlorida Apr 2019 #67

CAN I SAY I DON'T CARE ABOUT HIS INCOME, OR TAXES.?? I just admire him for what he's trying a kennedy Apr 2019 #61

hahahahaha BlueFlorida Apr 2019 #69

Even if you don't care about his financial transparency, as a Dem candidate, it matters. ehrnst Apr 2019 #119

Post removed Post removed Apr 2019 #64

I don't think income from BlueFlorida Apr 2019 #71

Say BlueFlorida.......what's your story?? a kennedy Apr 2019 #79

Good question melman Apr 2019 #93

1,2 or even 3 mill does not put a person in the 1%. It makes him wealthy and in the upper, GemDigger Apr 2019 #84

That would not be true brooklynite Apr 2019 #124

To bad FDR was elected, think of what we could have done by not raising Taxes. bahrbearian Apr 2019 #85

On 2017 Schedule B BlueFlorida Apr 2019 #87

I figured as much. It looks like something fishy is going on here. NurseJackie Apr 2019 #108

OH MY GOD artislife Apr 2019 #88

... lapucelle Apr 2019 #152

More suspicious stuff here BlueFlorida Apr 2019 #89

That's interesting. (nt) ehrnst Apr 2019 #118

No Fucks Given by me. Nt Fiendish Thingy Apr 2019 #90

He wasn't until recently. NCLefty Apr 2019 #97

Then Bernie is a good money manager at140 Apr 2019 #101

Anyone who thinks TheFarseer Apr 2019 #106

That is not the part that is hypocritical. Amimnoch Apr 2019 #113

So if money corrupts TheFarseer Apr 2019 #117

You know, a lot of us weren't at all happy about that. I voted for her but it bothered me. hedda_foil Apr 2019 #148

progressive websites downplaying sander's tax returns and wealth?? beachbum bob Apr 2019 #140

It's good that Sanders released his taxes. BlueWI Apr 2019 #144

he should be. If he wasn't, it'd be weird. AlexSFCA Apr 2019 #153

Bernie Sanders guide to accumulating wealth srobertss Apr 2019 #154