Maybe Bernie can do his taxes on the plane.

[yardwork]

It's a long flight to Rome. Good opportunity to catch up on paperwork. I got my tax return in on time, but Bernie's busy, I get that.

[TheCowsCameHome]

1. What makes you think he prepares his own taxes?

[yardwork]

3. He said that he hadn't had time.

[TheCowsCameHome]

7. When is the deadline for filing?

Gosh, I hope he hasn't missed it.

[Myrina]

13. How many people file for extensions EVERY. DAMN. YEAR?

Jeez, this is the best the HRC camp has got? Really getting desperate, aren't ya?

[TheCowsCameHome]

30. I know.

They are sooooooo desperate for an issue to run with.

[CentralCoaster]

5. Sanders is hiding hundreds and hundreds in the form of Blue Chip trading stamps.

SHOW US YOUR STAMP BOOKS, BERNIE!

[CentralCoaster]

2. Distracting from Clinton Millions hidden by shell corporations, are we?

And the sun isn't even up yet.

I'm so proud of you.

[yardwork]

4. Snap and snarl.

[Surya Gayatri]

8. .../... LOL!

[livetohike]

6. He said that Jane is the tax preparer. If she is going with him, maybe she can access Turbo Tax on

line. If not traveling to Rome, maybe she can access Turbo Tax from her hotel room. Oh, maybe she forgot her password and that is why she needs to go home and find it Lamest excuse ever.

[virtualobserver]

11. Actually, lamest attack on a candidate ever....

from team "wallowing in corporate cash"......

[livetohike]

18. How is this an attack? Why is transparency appropriate for everyone else and not him? He isn't so

special/unique, or above it all as people think.

[virtualobserver]

24. it is appropriate....and Jane has said that she will provide it.....Hillary refuses.....

to release the transcripts......

it is lame to attack someone who has agreed to release them.

[jillan]

41. What makes you think Jane stored her & Bernie's personal info including social security #s on their

computer?

Computers can be hacked. Ahem.

I use Turbo Tax and print out my returns for that very reason.
And if you say - well, it's password protected, I have a bridge to sell you.

[inchhigh]

9. Absolutely tone deaf

I wonder if you have any idea how absolutely Out of touch this makes her sound to the average voter. The fact is, he has been making disclosures every year for many years with all of the itemized information about his income and Taxes. They show very simply that substantially all of his income is from his job as a US senator with a little bit of pension from his time as mayor. This is a level of transparency significantly better than anything the clintons have ever produced. her tax returns are a Labyrinth of shell companies and pass through charity income. They tell us nothing about the reality of her financial situation except that it is twisted and convoluted beyond anything that an average person would recognize as an Individual Income Tax return. His disclosures show he is basically Average Joe. She is Hillary, LLC. Every time someone highlights this tax issue it reminds us that Hillary is a corporation. But hey, corporations are people too my friend.

[yardwork]

14. False. Hillary has released all her tax returns. Bernie has not.

Personally, I think all politicians are corrupt. I don't like cults of personality. Spare me the dewy eyes assurances that Bernie Sanders is a saint. He's not.

[yardwork]

25. No sale. I'm not interested in half truths from Saint Bernie.

I expect the Clintons to do what they do.

I don't like cults of personality. Bernie's up on his high horse flying to Rone because he's such a Saint, but meanwhile there are some details he just can't be bothered with....

I don't like it. Frankly, I don't like the pope. I don't like the flight to the Vatican for a ten minute speech. The Vatican's no friend to me.

[Faux pas]

26. BRAVO!

[dogman]

10. And Hillary could skip a fundraiser and release the transcripts while he's gone.

[virtualobserver]

16. Ah Fundraisers, another place where she conceals what she says to the public

[yardwork]

17. But why? Hillary doesn't claim to be a pure saint.

[dogman]

23. Nor does Bernie.

[RiverLover]

12. Hope he isn't a tax dodger like Hillary & Bill.

Ha! Not likely, eh?

[yardwork]

15. We don't know. They've released their tax returns. Bernie has not.

[RiverLover]

27. If it was a "shell" we wouldn't know who's money funded it. But a LLC to take money from NY

to Delaware to avoid paying taxes is the EXACT sleaze Democrats are supposed to be VERY much against.

In fact, Hillary talked about how bad this practice was earlier this month.

She's a snake.

[msanthrope]

46. How, precisely does that avoid taxes? Please explain that. nt

[Bobbie Jo]

19. He's a US Senator

runnning for President of the United States, FFS. Tax returns are a very BASIC requirement when applying for the job.

This," I can't find them, been busy, don't have time, my wife handles that" nonsense just demonstrates that he's not up for the job. The whole thing looks
sloppy and sketchy.

Attention to detail and MULTI-TASKING are essential skill sets for a potential POTUS.

[yardwork]

20. Sounds like he thinks he doesn't have to bother. It sounds privileged.

It rubs me wrong. I don't like it.

[RiverLover]

28. Sounds like you ALL are trying VERY hard to distract from Hillary being busted for being a tax cheat

Its hillarious.

[Bobbie Jo]

31. Make another thread about Hillary then.

This one is about Bernie and his haphazard bookeeping practices.

Personally, I find it troubling. The man is applying for the highest office in the land. At this point he should have his shit together.

[COLGATE4]

35. No one has accused Hillary of being a tax cheat

and much less provided ANY proof (not "I'm sure she is" but real proof) of such a serious accusation. Do you really imagine that anyone with an income similar to the Clintons does not receive extra-careful review by the IRS?

[NurseJackie]

29. He should have expected this. Has he not been paying attention?

Or ... maybe he HAS been paying attention, and maybe he DID expect this... and THAT'S why he's dragging his feet and keeping everything all vague and secret-y.

It makes me wonder what he's hiding. There's more to this than meets the eye, I think.

[B Calm]

32. Trashing Thread

[yardwork]

33. Aw, I'm crushed. Lol

[COLGATE4]

36. That's all (s)he does. I've seen this in at least

four posts this morning in a short time. Zero value added.

[Punkingal]

34. Ridiculous post.

Bernie's tax return in no way affects my life, or yours or any other American. Hillary's Wall Street speeches on the other hand could affect us all. Far better to see them than Bernie's tax return.

[COLGATE4]

37. We have for many years demanded that all Presidential

candidates make their income tax returns public. It's good for democracy and it's good for the voters. Hillary is the first candidate I've ever seen who is being demanded to release transcripts of private speeches she's given.

[Punkingal]

38. She's the first candidate to give speeches like that for money.

Don't you remember Biden dropping out in 1988 for plagiarism?

[COLGATE4]

39. How can you substantiate that statement?

And Biden's supposed plagiarism has nothing to do with anything.

[Punkingal]

43. Yeah it does, it was about a speech, so speeches are looked at.

[FSogol]

40. Do you really believe that?

[Punkingal]

44. Do I really believe what?

[FSogol]

45. What you typed: "She's the first candidate to give speeches like that for money."

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[Punkingal]

48. Yeah, because it's true.

[ViseGrip]

42. Maybe Hillary can release her transcripts before her next special interest fundraiser?

[Sunlei]

47. don't remind me . yesterday I printed out forms needed, I do my own taxes and always wait to the

last second. I wish IRS would do the damn taxes for us. They get the interest info from all banks, Obamacare reports get copied to IRS.. just do the damn form for us and let us sign off on the damn thing.