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kpete

(71,965 posts) Tue Oct 4, 2016, 08:43 AM Oct 2016

Donald Trump personally accounted for 2% of all domestic US business losses in 1995

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/04/us/politics/donald-trump-taxes.html?_r=1

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Donald Trump personally accounted for 2% of all domestic US business losses in 1995 (Original Post) kpete Oct 2016 OP

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Single handed. Mc Mike Oct 2016 #2

No, two percent of those with business losses in excess of all their other income. Cicada Oct 2016 #3

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Mc Mike

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2. Single handed.

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Tue Oct 4, 2016, 09:41 AM

Oct 2016

Cicada

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3. No, two percent of those with business losses in excess of all their other income.

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Tue Oct 4, 2016, 11:53 AM

Oct 2016

There are a ton of business losses not offsetting interest, capital gains, dividends, pensions, income of a spouse etc. For instance spouses work but have tax losses from renting out their previous home.

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