Less than two weeks ago, diarist Mark Lippman called for Bernie Sanders to release his tax returns. Of course, without a flood of recs, his well-researched diary faded away. I suggest everyone read it.
As an added action, I’ve created an online petition for others interested in seeing Bernie and Jane Sanders Tax Returns to share with others.
www.thepetitionsite.com/…
Keep in mind, Hillary Clinton has already made public 8 years of her tax returns on her website, HillaryClinton.com. As stated in the petition, it’s only fair and equitable for Mr. and Mrs. Sanders to do the same.
UPDATE:
In Comments, some people have linked this article www.washingtonpost.com/… as proof Sanders released his tax returns. However, if you read the article you will see he only released a partial return for 2014 (actually only 3 pages of one 1040):
“Sanders … voluntarily released the first few pages of his 2014 federal and Vermont tax returns Tuesday at the request of The Washington Post.”
As Mark Lippman pointed out in a comment in his diary, the released 3-page document is missing Schedule C and Schedule A:
“Of course it’s a low number. Schedule C would show us how he turned a high number into a low number to pay less tax.
Same goes for Schedule A. He deducted over 25% of his income, probably the max available for him that year. Which loopholes did he use?”