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Originally Posted by Robbie
Here is the story on Bernie's taxes from The Huffington Post. There are plenty of other stories out there, but I picked a liberal media source so there would be no question.
Sanders took a shit ton of deductions (including eating lunch) and ended up paying 13.9%
I don't blame him at all. But it is hypocritical when he claims to be a Socialist:
Bernie Sanders Tax Return Sheds Light On Candidates Finances | The Huffington Post
Trump on the other hand in the leaked 2005 tax return paid 25% after deductions and wrote a nice check of $38 million dollars for that years tax on his net income.
Don't kill the messenger.  |
It's easy to say that when you are cheating on the report of how much money you make and filter much of it through non-profit organizations that you derive personal benefit from.
Trump 2005 Tax Return May Have Understated Salary By Millions | Fortune.com
BTW... I make less than 100k and pay over 25% and can't afford a tax shelter or a few personal non-profit org's to benefit me.
Am I subsidizing his enjoyment of the American Dream ?
https://taxfoundation.org/2016-tax-brackets/
Taxation is fundamental to Democratic Socialism.
But every-time we give the very well to do a tax break in the promise of jobs, we get less jobs and are asked to pay more for Military and subsidies to corporate farming. Socialism works very well for the corporate world but not for me.
I pay for the roads they use to ship their products around and the military to defend their bad deeds overseas.