Despite Being in Top 5% of Earners, The Bern Pays 1/2 the Taxes of the Average Citizen

Well, isn't that special. These Socialist pigs never pony up the money they demand everyone else does

After pulling in $205,000 in 2014, mostly in the form of his taxpayer funded position as a Senator, Sanders and his wife, Jane, paid only $27,653 in federal income taxes — making the couple’s effective federal tax rate 13.5%.

What Sanders’ rate illustrates is the incredible hypocritical ability of politicians. Here is a man, who advocates for taking an enormous portion of your paycheck to fund his programs of “free stuff,” but who doesn’t even contribute as much of his own money to cover these costs.

Sanders is in the top five percent of earners in the country, but his tax rate doesn’t reflect this.

Despite Being in Top 5% of Earners, The Bern Pays 1/2 the Taxes of the Average Citizen | The Daily Liberator


Wait, Are you saying people dont voluntarily give away more than they should to the Government?

Wow, thats quite a development. :doubt:

Wait, are you saying that another lib is demanding that we all pay more while he shorts them?

Wait, are you saying that Bernie wants his plan to apply to everyone except himself?
 
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I'm not saying I agree with Sanders' economic policies. However, your point literally makes zero sense. Do you expect him to donate his money to the government or something? Nobody is going to pay more taxes then what the government dictates that they owe...in fact the government refunds you if you overpay...it is literally IMPOSSIBLE to pay more than what the regulations dictate.

I guess that's your little secret, huh.

https://www.fms.treas.gov/faq/moretopics_gifts.html
 
He's a smart guy and knows how to legally minimize his tax bill. There's certainly nothing wrong with that. My tax rate is about the same and I make more than they do. Paying more taxes than one needs to is just dumb.

Yeah, except he's demanding everybody pay a lot more. See the difference?
I'm not saying I agree with Sanders' economic policies. However, your point literally makes zero sense. Do you expect him to donate his money to the government or something? Nobody is going to pay more taxes then what the government dictates that they owe...in fact the government refunds you if you overpay...it is literally IMPOSSIBLE to pay more than what the regulations dictate.

I guess that's your little secret, huh.

https://www.fms.treas.gov/faq/moretopics_gifts.html
So how, exactly, do you know he didn't do this? (I'm not saying he did, since no reasonable person would...but I'm also pointing out that you have no proof that he didn't use this).
 
Well, isn't that special. These Socialist pigs never pony up the money they demand everyone else does

After pulling in $205,000 in 2014, mostly in the form of his taxpayer funded position as a Senator, Sanders and his wife, Jane, paid only $27,653 in federal income taxes — making the couple’s effective federal tax rate 13.5%.

What Sanders’ rate illustrates is the incredible hypocritical ability of politicians. Here is a man, who advocates for taking an enormous portion of your paycheck to fund his programs of “free stuff,” but who doesn’t even contribute as much of his own money to cover these costs.

Sanders is in the top five percent of earners in the country, but his tax rate doesn’t reflect this.

Despite Being in Top 5% of Earners, The Bern Pays 1/2 the Taxes of the Average Citizen | The Daily Liberator


Wait, Are you saying people dont voluntarily give away more than they should to the Government?

Wow, thats quite a development. :doubt:

Wait, are you saying that another lib is demanding that we all pay more while he shorts them?

Wait, are you saying that Bernie wants his plan to apply to everyone except himself?


Uh yeah. I know, you don't have a problem with that.
Well, isn't that special. These Socialist pigs never pony up the money they demand everyone else does

After pulling in $205,000 in 2014, mostly in the form of his taxpayer funded position as a Senator, Sanders and his wife, Jane, paid only $27,653 in federal income taxes — making the couple’s effective federal tax rate 13.5%.

What Sanders’ rate illustrates is the incredible hypocritical ability of politicians. Here is a man, who advocates for taking an enormous portion of your paycheck to fund his programs of “free stuff,” but who doesn’t even contribute as much of his own money to cover these costs.

Sanders is in the top five percent of earners in the country, but his tax rate doesn’t reflect this.

Despite Being in Top 5% of Earners, The Bern Pays 1/2 the Taxes of the Average Citizen | The Daily Liberator


Wait, Are you saying people dont voluntarily give away more than they should to the Government?

Wow, thats quite a development. :doubt:

Wait, are you saying that another lib is demanding that we all pay more while he shorts them?

Wait, are you saying that Bernie wants his plan to apply to everyone except himself?


Oh, ok. So you do like hypocrites and people to lead you around by the nose while they do the opposite of what they are imposing on you.
 
Well, isn't that special. These Socialist pigs never pony up the money they demand everyone else does

After pulling in $205,000 in 2014, mostly in the form of his taxpayer funded position as a Senator, Sanders and his wife, Jane, paid only $27,653 in federal income taxes — making the couple’s effective federal tax rate 13.5%.

What Sanders’ rate illustrates is the incredible hypocritical ability of politicians. Here is a man, who advocates for taking an enormous portion of your paycheck to fund his programs of “free stuff,” but who doesn’t even contribute as much of his own money to cover these costs.

Sanders is in the top five percent of earners in the country, but his tax rate doesn’t reflect this.

Despite Being in Top 5% of Earners, The Bern Pays 1/2 the Taxes of the Average Citizen | The Daily Liberator


Wait, Are you saying people dont voluntarily give away more than they should to the Government?

Wow, thats quite a development. :doubt:

Wait, are you saying that another lib is demanding that we all pay more while he shorts them?

Wait, are you saying that Bernie wants his plan to apply to everyone except himself?


Uh yeah. I know, you don't have a problem with that.
Well, isn't that special. These Socialist pigs never pony up the money they demand everyone else does

After pulling in $205,000 in 2014, mostly in the form of his taxpayer funded position as a Senator, Sanders and his wife, Jane, paid only $27,653 in federal income taxes — making the couple’s effective federal tax rate 13.5%.

What Sanders’ rate illustrates is the incredible hypocritical ability of politicians. Here is a man, who advocates for taking an enormous portion of your paycheck to fund his programs of “free stuff,” but who doesn’t even contribute as much of his own money to cover these costs.

Sanders is in the top five percent of earners in the country, but his tax rate doesn’t reflect this.

Despite Being in Top 5% of Earners, The Bern Pays 1/2 the Taxes of the Average Citizen | The Daily Liberator


Wait, Are you saying people dont voluntarily give away more than they should to the Government?

Wow, thats quite a development. :doubt:

Wait, are you saying that another lib is demanding that we all pay more while he shorts them?

Wait, are you saying that Bernie wants his plan to apply to everyone except himself?


Oh, ok. So you do like hypocrites and people to lead you around by the nose while they do the opposite of what they are imposing on you.


So you believe that his tax thing will exclude himself? Thats silly
 
Well, isn't that special. These Socialist pigs never pony up the money they demand everyone else does

After pulling in $205,000 in 2014, mostly in the form of his taxpayer funded position as a Senator, Sanders and his wife, Jane, paid only $27,653 in federal income taxes — making the couple’s effective federal tax rate 13.5%.

What Sanders’ rate illustrates is the incredible hypocritical ability of politicians. Here is a man, who advocates for taking an enormous portion of your paycheck to fund his programs of “free stuff,” but who doesn’t even contribute as much of his own money to cover these costs.

Sanders is in the top five percent of earners in the country, but his tax rate doesn’t reflect this.

Despite Being in Top 5% of Earners, The Bern Pays 1/2 the Taxes of the Average Citizen | The Daily Liberator

The average citizen pays 55,000 in federal income tax?

I'll the stunned silence as a 'no'.

I think the thread title should be corrected to reflect the truth.
 
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He's a smart guy and knows how to legally minimize his tax bill. There's certainly nothing wrong with that. My tax rate is about the same and I make more than they do. Paying more taxes than one needs to is just dumb.

Yeah, except he's demanding everybody pay a lot more. See the difference?

How much more would Bernie pay under his own tax plan?

I guarantee you not what everyone else is. Marxists always weasel their way out of the high confiscatory policies they inflict on everyone else. Look at all these uber leftists politicians who have been revealed in the Panama Papers. The middle class gets fucked by these policies, while being told they are getting government "freebies" in return, all the while the rich and wealthy are stashing their income some place where they don't have to pay up. You're a complete idiot if you believe otherwise.
 
He's a smart guy and knows how to legally minimize his tax bill. There's certainly nothing wrong with that. My tax rate is about the same and I make more than they do. Paying more taxes than one needs to is just dumb.

Yeah, except he's demanding everybody pay a lot more. See the difference?

How much more would Bernie pay under his own tax plan?

I guarantee you not what everyone else is. Marxists always weasel their way out of the high confiscatory policies they inflict on everyone else. Look at all these uber leftists politicians who have been revealed in the Panama Papers. The middle class gets fucked by these policies, while being told they are getting government "freebies" in return, all the while the rich and wealthy are stashing their income some place where they don't have to pay up. You're a complete idiot if you believe otherwise.

So we should make it legal for the rich to pay low taxes so they won't do it illegally?

lol, should we do that with rape? Bank robbery?

BTW, your thread title is a lie. You should fix that.
 
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He's a smart guy and knows how to legally minimize his tax bill. There's certainly nothing wrong with that. My tax rate is about the same and I make more than they do. Paying more taxes than one needs to is just dumb.

Yeah, except he's demanding everybody pay a lot more. See the difference?

How much more would Bernie pay under his own tax plan?

I guarantee you not what everyone else is. Marxists always weasel their way out of the high confiscatory policies they inflict on everyone else. Look at all these uber leftists politicians who have been revealed in the Panama Papers. The middle class gets fucked by these policies, while being told they are getting government "freebies" in return, all the while the rich and wealthy are stashing their income some place where they don't have to pay up. You're a complete idiot if you believe otherwise.

So we should make it legal for the rich to pay low taxes so they won't do it illegally?

lol, should we do that with rape? Bank robbery?

Your comment makes no sense whatsoever, but that's hardly surprising.
 
He's a smart guy and knows how to legally minimize his tax bill. There's certainly nothing wrong with that. My tax rate is about the same and I make more than they do. Paying more taxes than one needs to is just dumb.

Yeah, except he's demanding everybody pay a lot more. See the difference?

How much more would Bernie pay under his own tax plan?

I guarantee you not what everyone else is. Marxists always weasel their way out of the high confiscatory policies they inflict on everyone else. Look at all these uber leftists politicians who have been revealed in the Panama Papers. The middle class gets fucked by these policies, while being told they are getting government "freebies" in return, all the while the rich and wealthy are stashing their income some place where they don't have to pay up. You're a complete idiot if you believe otherwise.

So we should make it legal for the rich to pay low taxes so they won't do it illegally?

lol, should we do that with rape? Bank robbery?

Your comment makes no sense whatsoever, but that's hardly surprising.

Does that mean you're not going to fix your thread title?
 
He's a smart guy and knows how to legally minimize his tax bill. There's certainly nothing wrong with that. My tax rate is about the same and I make more than they do. Paying more taxes than one needs to is just dumb.


Exactly like the Wall Street guys he criticizes do....yet they are greedy and he is noble.......

Why is it that the left wingers only hate people who keep their own money....but love people who want to take money from other people and spend it on people who didn't earn it....and then the politician who stole the money wants to take the credit for being generous.....

Tell you what......left wing types...give me all of your money and I will redistribute it for you........
 
The thread title says Bernie paid half the taxes of the average citizen. He paid 27,600.

The average household in the US makes about 50,000.

I doubt many of them paid 55,000 in income tax this year.
 
Damn I paid a lot more than that, he's milking the system for every possible deduction. Yet another do as I say not as I do liberal hypocrite why am I not surprised. I have yet to meet a liberal who leads by example, they are all talk.

He took state and local tax deduction, real estate tax deduction, mortgage interest deduction, charitable contribution deduction for the bulk of it.

Where's the 'milking'?


If he walked the walk he should of just sent the IRS his W2 and tell them to Bill him on how much he owes.

Let the IRS figure it out everyone knows they are honest and fair.

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Damn I paid a lot more than that, he's milking the system for every possible deduction. Yet another do as I say not as I do liberal hypocrite why am I not surprised. I have yet to meet a liberal who leads by example, they are all talk.

He took state and local tax deduction, real estate tax deduction, mortgage interest deduction, charitable contribution deduction for the bulk of it.

Where's the 'milking'?


If he walked the walk he should of just sent the IRS his W2 and tell them to Bill him on how much he owes.

Let the IRS figure it out everyone knows they are honest and fair.

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WTF?
 
Damn I paid a lot more than that, he's milking the system for every possible deduction. Yet another do as I say not as I do liberal hypocrite why am I not surprised. I have yet to meet a liberal who leads by example, they are all talk.

He took state and local tax deduction, real estate tax deduction, mortgage interest deduction, charitable contribution deduction for the bulk of it.

Where's the 'milking'?


If he walked the walk he should of just sent the IRS his W2 and tell them to Bill him on how much he owes.

Let the IRS figure it out everyone knows they are honest and fair.

.

WTF?


Why not??????


I did that one time about 28 years ago.

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He's a smart guy and knows how to legally minimize his tax bill. There's certainly nothing wrong with that. My tax rate is about the same and I make more than they do. Paying more taxes than one needs to is just dumb.
^ that

And "The Daily Liberator"? lol
 
Yeah, except he's demanding everybody pay a lot more. See the difference?

How much more would Bernie pay under his own tax plan?

I guarantee you not what everyone else is. Marxists always weasel their way out of the high confiscatory policies they inflict on everyone else. Look at all these uber leftists politicians who have been revealed in the Panama Papers. The middle class gets fucked by these policies, while being told they are getting government "freebies" in return, all the while the rich and wealthy are stashing their income some place where they don't have to pay up. You're a complete idiot if you believe otherwise.

So we should make it legal for the rich to pay low taxes so they won't do it illegally?

lol, should we do that with rape? Bank robbery?

Your comment makes no sense whatsoever, but that's hardly surprising.

Does that mean you're not going to fix your thread title?
given the evidence presented, he should AND he does have the ability to do it. The question is, will he?
 
How much more would Bernie pay under his own tax plan?

I guarantee you not what everyone else is. Marxists always weasel their way out of the high confiscatory policies they inflict on everyone else. Look at all these uber leftists politicians who have been revealed in the Panama Papers. The middle class gets fucked by these policies, while being told they are getting government "freebies" in return, all the while the rich and wealthy are stashing their income some place where they don't have to pay up. You're a complete idiot if you believe otherwise.

So we should make it legal for the rich to pay low taxes so they won't do it illegally?

lol, should we do that with rape? Bank robbery?

Your comment makes no sense whatsoever, but that's hardly surprising.

Does that mean you're not going to fix your thread title?
given the evidence presented, he should AND he does have the ability to do it. The question is, will he?

The last year I worked I made 50,000, about the average for a US household, and paid 5,000 in taxes, and that's relatively high my not having any dependents or big deductions to itemize.

So instead of paying twice what Bernie paid, I paid less than a fifth.
 
He's a smart guy and knows how to legally minimize his tax bill. There's certainly nothing wrong with that. My tax rate is about the same and I make more than they do. Paying more taxes than one needs to is just dumb.

Yeah, except he's demanding everybody pay a lot more. See the difference?

Is he advocating that he himself shouldn't pay more too?
 
Well, isn't that special. These Socialist pigs never pony up the money they demand everyone else does

After pulling in $205,000 in 2014, mostly in the form of his taxpayer funded position as a Senator, Sanders and his wife, Jane, paid only $27,653 in federal income taxes — making the couple’s effective federal tax rate 13.5%.

What Sanders’ rate illustrates is the incredible hypocritical ability of politicians. Here is a man, who advocates for taking an enormous portion of your paycheck to fund his programs of “free stuff,” but who doesn’t even contribute as much of his own money to cover these costs.

Sanders is in the top five percent of earners in the country, but his tax rate doesn’t reflect this.

Despite Being in Top 5% of Earners, The Bern Pays 1/2 the Taxes of the Average Citizen | The Daily Liberator


Show me any federal-level politician that's paying what the rest of us do.

You don't see that as a problem?

It is a problem, which is why he wants to change it.

Thanks for highlighting that Sanders is a platform you agree with.
 

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