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Bernie and his wife gave 3.4% out of their income to charity. I didn't make their income and contributed more to charity percentage of income and dollar wise than this hypocrite and his wife. He talks about caring for the poor and needy, but doesn't follow his own espoused principles of charity.
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Bernie and his wife gave 3.4% out of their income to charity. I didn't make their income and contributed more to charity than this hypocrite and his wife.
I agree that Bernie is a hypocrite, but he gave more than Trump did. In fact, Trump makes money off of charities--he does not give donations.
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Bernie and his wife gave 3.4% out of their income to charity. I didn't make their income and contributed more to charity percentage of income and dollar wise than this hypocrite and his wife. He talks a good game but doesn't follow his own principles of charity.
Well, that's 3.4 % more than we know of Trump giving so there's that.
Well, that's 3.4 % more than we know of Trump giving so there's that.
Trump isn't advocating socialism. Bernie is advocating socialism.
Bernie should lead by example if he advocates socialism. He doesn't. His tax returns show he doesn't. 3.4% is an abysmal charity contribution for a man who wants others to spread their wealth.
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders released 10 years' worth of tax returns Monday. The documents underscore how much money the populist presidential candidate has earned in recent years, as his public profile has risen.
In an interview with the New York Times before the returns were made public, Sanders dismissed the idea that his newfound wealth undercut his billionaire-bashing message.
"I wrote a best-selling book," he told the paper. "If you write a best-selling book, you can be a millionaire, too."
The tax returns show that Sanders earned more than $1 million recently, making $1,131,925 in 2017 between himself and his wife Jane and paying a total of $343,882 in taxes at a 30 percent tax rate. Most of the money came in connection with the book Sanders wrote after his 2016 bid, Where We Go From Here. That year, their adjusted gross income was $1,062,626, and they paid a total of $372,368 in taxes at a 35 percent tax rate.
But the royalties from that book have slowed, and in 2018 Sanders and his wife made $561,293. The two paid $145,840 in taxes, or a 26 percent tax rate, and also gave 3.4 percent of their income to charity, donating $18,950.
And Trump stole funds meant for kids with cancer from the foundation he is no longer legally allowed to have. Who do YOU support again?
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Bernie Sanders Releases A Decade Of Tax Returns.
