2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumIf Trump manages to pay little to no taxes,
it doesn't make him smart, it makes him a 'taker'.
unblock
(52,317 posts)but boasting about it in front of 80 million voters was monumentally stupid.
(oh, and of course, i'm certain *he* didn't figure out how to do it; that's what his tax people are for.)
Demsrule86
(68,667 posts)that are not available to the rest of us...the system is in fact rigged in their favor which is why there is massive inequality. Trump types hire accountants and lawyers for this sort of thing.
unblock
(52,317 posts)and most people don't have the ability to direct their income to such various entities, etc.
TheBlackAdder
(28,211 posts)Mamajami
(257 posts)I am sure Hillary will ask Bernie and Elizabeth to take a look.
House of Roberts
(5,182 posts).
Joe941
(2,848 posts)I mean who pays more taxes that what is needed? I know I don't. I'm sure Clinton doesn't pay more taxes that is required either. There are so many good issues to hit Trump on so lets concentrate on those issues!
Zing Zing Zingbah
(6,496 posts)It looks very bad to boast about your tax evasion skills as a presidential candidate. He insulted decent Americans that pay their taxes as their civic duty to the country by implying they are dumb. If he doesn't see the importance for paying taxes to fund our government then he really shouldn't be leading it.
Joe941
(2,848 posts)but we all go to our tax preparer and pay what they say. No one offers to pay more than what the document says is due. Clinton saying she is bumping the tax rate to 65% is the answer! Make em pay their fair share!
Zing Zing Zingbah
(6,496 posts)Demsrule86
(68,667 posts)We will nail racist scumbag Trump on this.
Demsrule86
(68,667 posts)And the point is the system is rigged in favor of Trump and his cronies and now he wants a tax payday..this is what his massive tax cuts for the rich would be.
Joe941
(2,848 posts)Fla Dem
(23,741 posts)self proclaimed billionaire scamming the system so as not to pay any taxes at all.
He wouldn't have anything if it wasn't for your and my tax dollars that went into building and maintaining the national transportation infrastructure, or providing clean drinkable water to his office buildings, casinos, hotels and golf resorts.
He wakes up every morning laughing at us and calling us suckers.
Hoyt
(54,770 posts)Sooner or later, most of the deductions/writeoffs would reverse and income exceeds deductions. That's assuming he's honest, which would be a big assumption.
randome
(34,845 posts)That's where the tax issue has greatest play, imo. It's not that he or his attorneys are that skillful with tax breaks. It's that he's cheating the country out of what he owes.
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