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Uncle Joe

(58,364 posts)
Thu Dec 31, 2015, 05:25 PM Dec 2015

PRESS RELEASE Trump Lies, Lies and Lies Again



KEOKUK, Iowa – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders issued the following statement on Wednesday after Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump, in a speech in Hilton Head, South Carolina, accused Sanders of wanting to raise tax rates to 90 percent:

“It appears that Donald Trump, a pathological liar, simply cannot control himself. He lies, lies and lies again. Today, he repeated his lie that I want to raise taxes to 90 percent. Totally untrue. And PolitiFact gave Trump’s same statement last October a ‘Pants-on-Fire’ rating.

“What is true is that at a time of massive income and wealth inequality billionaires like Trump should pay their fair share of taxes. Unlike Trump, who wants to give huge tax breaks to his fellow billionaires and large multi-national corporations, what we need is real tax reform which asks the very wealthiest people in this country and large, profitable corporations to start paying their fair share of taxes.

“It is absurd that in America today we have multi-national corporations who stash their profits in the Cayman Islands and other tax havens and, in a given year, pay nothing in federal income taxes. It is grossly unfair that there are millionaires in this country who take advantage of all kinds of loopholes and end up paying an effective tax rate lower than a middle-class worker.”


https://berniesanders.com/press-release/trump-lies-lies-and-lies-again/

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PRESS RELEASE Trump Lies, Lies and Lies Again (Original Post) Uncle Joe Dec 2015 OP
Actually Sanders has not given a figure on his tax increases. Thinkingabout Dec 2015 #1
Trump is lying, Bernie never stated that he was raising tax rates to 90%. Uncle Joe Dec 2015 #2
Sannders said he did not have the figure yet but did not think it Thinkingabout Dec 2015 #3
Then Trump was lying. Uncle Joe Dec 2015 #4
With all due respect to Sen. Sanders firebrand80 Dec 2015 #5
It makes no difference, Trump must be called on his lies regardless, whether the Uncle Joe Dec 2015 #6
I agree. Duppers Dec 2015 #7
Yes....but, KoKo Dec 2015 #8

firebrand80

(2,760 posts)
5. With all due respect to Sen. Sanders
Thu Dec 31, 2015, 05:43 PM
Dec 2015

Trump has been caught in around 20 lies so far, and his supporters don't care. Bernie is declaring the equivalent of "water is wet" right now.

Uncle Joe

(58,364 posts)
6. It makes no difference, Trump must be called on his lies regardless, whether the
Thu Dec 31, 2015, 05:46 PM
Dec 2015

corporate media wishes to acknowledge that fact or not.

At some point, Trump's lack of integrity will come into play, but if you ignore his lies, he only becomes stronger.

KoKo

(84,711 posts)
8. Yes....but,
Thu Dec 31, 2015, 10:09 PM
Dec 2015

he resonates with those who are Sick of It All..

Unfortunately, their version of "Sick of it All" doesn't jive with the Progressive Left Dems version of "Sick of it All" but, I would like to see something come out of what Trump Represents and whether the Consensus of American Voters will wake up to how far we've come as the Right grows Crazier.

I see Trump...the "Ultimate Celebrity Rich Guy" who is exposing the hypocrisy of our Elections, Candidates and those who Vote for Candidates without Vetting them or even Understanding Who or What Policies we are voting for or against.

He may serve some purpose that he doesn't even realize. With our System of Government so Broken, (with the "Citizens United" Ruling for Super Pac's unlimited funding by the U.S. Supreme Court), it would eventually have to evolve down to a candidate who throws all the Ugliness Against the Wall (with his own money)...to see What Sticks.

We live in a a time of Internet and the emergence of the Consumer Narcissists. Trump is the ultimate example of how "Celebrity Porn" rules the age we live in. The "Old Guy" knows how to play the system and he is Shoving Into our Face as Voters. He is proving all the ugliness of all that's gone before and how "You are Fired" Rules our Times!

Will the VOTERS take the BAIT?

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