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Avalux

(35,015 posts)
Sun Oct 2, 2016, 10:16 AM Oct 2016

Ghouliani is on ABC This Week saying Donald is a genius for not paying taxes.

He is explaining the 1 billion loss as strategic, Donald is a turn-around artist, and he makes so much money that he got that billion back probably within a year.

Also - if Donald DIDN'T take advantage of the perks offered him, he'd have been sued.

Trying to spin this as Donald having a better understanding of the economy, regular people don't understand the details of the tax code but Donald does.

Now saying Hillary is a hypocrite for criticizing how Donald handles women, because she treats women worse than he does.

What the hell??

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Ghouliani is on ABC This Week saying Donald is a genius for not paying taxes. (Original Post) Avalux Oct 2016 OP
Rudy is well past his 'sell by' date Siwsan Oct 2016 #1
His sell by date was quite a long time ago. 47of74 Oct 2016 #9
All that might be true, but did the interviewer ask if it was ethical? Mass Oct 2016 #2
George Stephanoupolos? No of course he didn't ask that. Avalux Oct 2016 #4
Suppose it was Hillary who didn't pay taxes? kskiska Oct 2016 #3
I can just imagine what he'd be saying. Avalux Oct 2016 #5
1%er companies are tax dodgers DustyJoe Oct 2016 #6
... and Trumpwhiz is using his "Foundation" to launder money. Hugin Oct 2016 #7
Who's the crooked one again? smirkymonkey Oct 2016 #8

Mass

(27,315 posts)
2. All that might be true, but did the interviewer ask if it was ethical?
Sun Oct 2, 2016, 10:21 AM
Oct 2016

And do we want a president that has so unethical?

It is a sad campaign.

Avalux

(35,015 posts)
4. George Stephanoupolos? No of course he didn't ask that.
Sun Oct 2, 2016, 10:26 AM
Oct 2016

Rudy's comments went unchallenged for the most part.

Avalux

(35,015 posts)
5. I can just imagine what he'd be saying.
Sun Oct 2, 2016, 10:27 AM
Oct 2016

How may more days of this do we have? It just keeps getting more and more bizarre.

DustyJoe

(849 posts)
6. 1%er companies are tax dodgers
Sun Oct 2, 2016, 11:07 AM
Oct 2016

These mega corporations and their teams of tax lawyers spend every minute of their time to using every loophole, tax break, incentive to reduce their stockholder tax hit. Mega 1%ers Trump, Kochs, Soros, along with facebook, google, amazon, all the big investment houses all pay next to nothing and sometimes actually dump enough offshore and thru loopholes that they get refunds. The first person to be president that actually ends this and makes these multi billions entities pay their fair share without caving to their money power will be the president to prove themselves a President of the people, FOR the people. Otherwise it's the same old politicians dancing to the rich pied piper tunes. I'll wait to see if it ever happens, but I doubt it. The almighty dollar still rules all.

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