Runningwithbees wrote:
wait a minute Ken. Aren't you one of the people screaming for tax returns from our current President. And screaming because he isn't paying enough when he takes advantage of the same loopholes?
Like others have said. On your tax return, you can make a donation to the government. Why wouldn't somebody who calls for government to pay for many, many things, make an extra payment so the government can pay for those things?
Seems like a real disconnect somewhere in there.
The disconnect is on your end. As innumerable people have pointed out, the reason for wanting his tax returns (and other business-related financial information) is to reveal the inherent conflict of interest issues he has. Pretty sure that Bernie doesn't have anywhere close to those issues as does Trump.
Sanders deducted mortgage interest, property tax, charitable contributions (not to his own Foundation, most likely), and a few other things to reduce his taxable income.
Donating some of your income to excess tax is not the issue. Such sums are trivial compared to the built-in tax evasion in our system.
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