Sanders promises to release full tax plan before Iowa caucuses
Source: The Hill
By Bradford Richardson
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said on Sunday he will release his full tax platform before the Iowa caucuses on Feb. 1.
We have been very specific. We have more to do, and we will be doing that in the very near future, the Democratic presidential candidate said of his tax plan on CNNs State of the Union.
When pressed about whether the full plan will be available to voters in Iowa before they cast ballots, Sanders responded: Yep.
Pundits have questioned how Sanders proposes to pay for his spending platform, which The Wall Street Journal estimates will cost $15 trillion over 10 years.
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Jefferson23
(30,099 posts)INdemo
(6,994 posts)She will say she has a plan for this or that in her speeches but never gives the details. She will instruct people to go to her Web Site for details and there is nothing there.Example she said at the last debate that she has a better plan than GlassSteagall but never any details. But wait she told Wall St. and the Banks to "Cut it Out"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glass%E2%80%93Steagall_Legislation
Jefferson23
(30,099 posts)for Clinton either.
As Hillary Clinton Prepares To Unveil New Tax Plans, Previous Proposals Have Occupied A Political Middle Ground
By Cole Stangler @colestangler On 01/03/16 AT 4:19 PM
Less than a month before Iowa voters head to the polls and officially kick off the long-awaited presidential primary season, Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton is preparing to unveil tax proposals designed to raise rates on the wealthiest Americans. As president, Ill do what it takes to make sure the super-wealthy are truly paying their fair share, the former secretary of state said in a statement Saturday. In the coming weeks, she added, I will be laying out additional proposals that go beyond the Buffett rule.
Named after billionaire business magnate Warren Buffett and backed by the White House, the rule refers to a proposed 30 percent tax rate on people making more than $1 million a year. Buffett has famously noted he pays a smaller percentage than his secretary in taxes an example that has come to epitomize the inequality of the existing U.S. tax code.
It remains unclear what Clintons forthcoming plans will entail. What is clear at this stage of this campaign is her proposals thus far have occupied a sort of political middle ground. While often populist in tone, the plans are arguably more generous to the richest Americans than comparable plans from her chief primary opponent, Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont. At the same time, they mark a significantly more aggressive approach to the super-wealthy than anything proposed by her Republican competitors.
Outflanked On The Left
As economic inequality looms large on the campaign trail, both Clinton and Sanders have talked about the importance of leveling the playing field. Neither has released a comprehensive tax plan Sanders told CNN Sunday he would do so before the Iowa caucus Feb. 1 but key differences have nonetheless emerged.
The self-described democratic socialist has called for a financial transactions tax of 0.5 percent on most stock trading and a smaller tax rate on bond and derivative transactions. The so-called Robin Hood Tax, the senator has said, would fund his campaign proposal to offer free tuition at every public college and university. (Clintons campaign has said she supports a smaller tax on a more limited range of certain high-speed, computerized trades but hasnt released any details.)
Also in contrast to Clinton, Sanders has advocated raising taxes on high-income earners to pay for Social Security. Under the current system, only the first $118,500 of income is subject to Social Security payroll taxes. Sanders has called on lawmakers to scrap the cap and has introduced legislation that would raise the payroll tax on income above $250,000.
Clinton has declined to endorse such a plan something that has raised the ire of progressive groups.
The former first lady has also vowed not to raise taxes on families earning less than $250,000. While shes pitched that as a boon to middle-class families, critics have said its just the opposite.
Writing in the New York TImes last week, Bryce Covert slammed Clintons working definition of what constitutes middle-class income as completely out of touch with reality. The most recent Census Bureau data, Covert noted, found median household income to be roughly $54,000.
But Still in Stark Contrast to the GOP
Nevertheless, Clintons tax proposals place her well to the left of each of the leading Republican candidates.
The former secretary of state has already unveiled plans designed to crack down on so-called corporate inversions, controversial deals that allow U.S. companies to merge with companies based overseas to reduce their tax obligations: That includes an exit tax to penalize employers that engage in the practice and an increase in the share of stock companies need to sell to foreign shareholders to change a tax address.
http://www.ibtimes.com/hillary-clinton-prepares-unveil-new-tax-plans-previous-proposals-have-occupied-2247214
rocktivity
(44,577 posts)all he has to do is copy Bill Clinton's, and ask why Hillary isn't following suit...
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Zynx
(21,328 posts)Eric J in MN
(35,619 posts)..."Bernie Sanders wants you to pay 90% in taxes," we'll have a concrete answer.
SmittynMo
(3,544 posts)When he said "We're in this to win", he meant it!!!!!
George II
(67,782 posts)Shouldn't he have done this maybe a month or two ago?
Warren Stupidity
(48,181 posts)So instead of racing to meet your deadline, the Sander's team is working to make sure it is correct.
George II
(67,782 posts)...taxes, and he's been running for president for more than 9 months. Now he "promises to release full tax plan before Iowa caucuses", which is a mere 28 days from now.
So what's he been doing on the campaign trail these last nine months, and how many days "before the Iowa caucuses" does he plan on revealing this grandiose plan? Ten days? Five days? The night before?
I've been following and involved in political campaigns for the last four decades, this is the most amateurish campaign I've ever seen.
Green Forest
(232 posts)http://www.ibtimes.com/hillary-clinton-prepares-unveil-new-tax-plans-previous-proposals-have-occupied-2247214
Bernie Sanders is doing it the right way: waiting until his plan is a finished product.
Amateurish is not understanding how caucuses work and running a campaign that went ran out of money in 2008.