Trump claims income of over $557 million in 2015, slams Sanders in FEC filing

cbsnews.com ^ | May 17, 2016, 11:35 PM | CBS NEWS

[Cobra64]

[SkyDancer]

Heard that Sander’s wife borrowed ten million for her college then quit her job with a big parachute, meanwhile the college floundered or closed down because they couldn’t pay the monthly on the loan..

[Bluebird Singing]

There is a percentage of his supporters who believe we should all live that way. I know one, personally. The guy has gone off the rails in his hatred of capitalism, and seems to have a new age Jesus who is all in it for Sanders, too.

[pepsi_junkie]

Takes on class envy like a Boss instead of hiding apologizing and groveling like Romney

I think this approach has appeal to, of all things, the black community. Look at the imagery of rap stars. Money, women, expensive cars and champagne and all that. Throw in some swagger and a little in your face attitude and I think they can identify at some level. The gap between them and Romney was insurmountable, between them and Trump is much less so despite all the extra cash.

not saying it's enough to overcome the "more freebies" mentality though.

[justlurking]

He’s got a point. I’ll accept that Sanders is true to his economic values and has a modest and unsurprising filing. But, mygosh, if he can’t handle that on time, how the heck can he deal with the US budget?

Or, maybe it isn't so modest and he is trying to conceal it as long as possible.

I've heard some Sanders supporters claim Bernie's net worth is only $300K. My (silent) response: if that's really true, he has nothing to boast about. Given his annual income during his years in Congress alone, at his age he should be worth a lot more than that -- unless he was a spendthrift.

OpenSecrets.org puts Sanders between $123K and $749K, with an average of $436K. The range is due to how disclosure forms are structured, as they provide ranges for each asset.

Note: the disclosure forms do not require personal residences or personal property to be reported, although some do and OpenSecrets includes them. The forms also do not require retirement accounts with the federal government to be reported.

For what it's worth, this is Trump's disclosure form:

https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/2175187/trump.pdf

The "number of pages" is a vast understatement. There are:

• 515 positions held outside US government.
• 168 entries for Trump's employment assets/income.
• 5 entries for his wife's employment assets/income.
• About 240 entries for "other assets and income" (bank accounts and brokerage account holdings)
• 16 entries for liabilities (mostly mortgages)

I'm sure the leftists will find something to complain about in the disclosure form, like "OMG, Trump owns stock in Evil corporation!!".

But, I'll bet that it didn't take long for Trump's accountants to compile this. I'll guess that he demands they keep this information organized and close at hand.

[COUNTrecount]

Bern owns three homes.

Sanders is hiding some of his assets (legally):

O’Brien says that Sanders’ financial disclosure forms are incomplete. “For someone who doesn’t care about money, he goes a long way to cover up his true net worth,” he says. “Bernie does not disclose the value of real estate holdings. He can. He is not required to, but he could if he chose. It is known that he and/or his wife own at least two homes—one with rental income in Vermont and one near Capitol Hill where the median home value is $722,000.”

[justlurking]

He is not required to, but he could if he chose. It is known that he and/or his wife own at least two homes—one with rental income in Vermont and one near Capitol Hill where the median home value is $722,000.”

According to FEC rules (or maybe it's the Senate ethics rules), if you are collecting rental income on real estate, you are required to report the value of the asset and the income, although it's a range rather than specific value.

Only personal residences that don't generate income are excluded.

[trebb]

Mess with the Trump and get steamrolled.....

Hear that Hillary? Trump's coming for you........

[faucetman]

“Trump should buy that asshole lock, stock and barrel just to make him squeal and squirm. “

I’d much rather Trump buy that asshole (Glenn Beck) lock, stock and barrel just to make him squeal and squirm. “

[mkjessup]

I say buy ‘em BOTH, still chump change for Trump.

[newfreep]

Has Hellry filed her FEC statements?

If not, she Better Call Saul Alinsky...

[grania]

Thanks for that information. The discrepancies in Sander's net worth can easily be explained by whether of not personal property and retirement accounts are included. It also supports my contention that his net worth is very reasonable for his circumstances.

Those who want to criticize his net worth or job history? That's counterproductive. It isn't AT ALL atypical of someone of his age with his biography. Criticizing it would be a turn off to most people.

Best to keep the eye on the prize. That would be the time during oollege and soon after for Sanders. Some of those listings could indicate something very radical, way beyond the norm, even for the '60s.

[T-Bone Texan]

"...I think this approach has appeal to, of all things, the black community. Look at the imagery of rap stars. Money, women, expensive cars and champagne and all that...."

So, ghetto culture: Conspicuous consumption coupled with ostentatious displays of wealth, mostly in the form of cars and the rims on those cars, coupled with an absurd demand for respect while at the same time an unwillingness to ever give respect to others.

Because that's what see in that community.

Mainstream acceptance of those values is doing immense harm to our culture, but we can address that after Donald takes office. I predict he is going to set a lot of people straight with his straight talk!

[Catsrus]

He’ll have his wife do the budget./s