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BlueWavePsych

(2,635 posts)
Mon Sep 28, 2020, 11:20 AM Sep 2020

Biden Campaign Shreds Trump With New Ad, Snarky Merch After Stunning Tax Report

Source: Huffington Post

Joe Biden’s presidential campaign swiftly released a new ad and merchandise Sunday following the publication of an explosive New York Times investigation into President Donald Trump’s tax avoidance.

*snip*

Within hours of the article’s publication, Biden’s team released an ad contrasting Trump’s meager payments with typical amounts contributed by American taxpayers.

The campaign website’s fundraising store was also updated to include “I paid more income taxes than Donald Trump” vinyl stickers.

*snip*

“Shock of shocks! Donald Trump, the self-proclaimed billionaire, received a $72.9 million tax refund from the IRS while not paying a nickel in federal income taxes in 10 out of 15 years,” tweeted Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.). “Yep. Trump l-o-v-e-s corporate socialism for himself, rugged capitalism for everyone else.”


Read more: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/joe-biden-trump-tax-report_n_5f71684bc5b64deddeefdd5c

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Biden Campaign Shreds Trump With New Ad, Snarky Merch After Stunning Tax Report (Original Post) BlueWavePsych Sep 2020 OP
lovin the rapid response this time around. ihas2stinkyfeet Sep 2020 #1
'I paid more income taxes than Donald Trump' stickers BlueWavePsych Sep 2020 #2
I Ordered The Stickers -- Figure It'll Take A While To Process The Order Backlog Though.... nt smb Sep 2020 #3
Unfortunatly this button statement fuels Trump voters LiberalLovinLug Sep 2020 #7
Disagree. See 'Yes, A Tax Scandal Can Take Down a Politician' BlueWavePsych Sep 2020 #8
That was 1976 LiberalLovinLug Sep 2020 #10
History has a way of repeating itself. BlueWavePsych Sep 2020 #11
I hope you are right LiberalLovinLug Sep 2020 #12
I feel sad for the blind on these horrible voiceless ads. nt bonniebgood Sep 2020 #4
There should be bumper stickers murielm99 Sep 2020 #5
Loved the Bernie quote "corporate socialism", wish MSM would report on this more often. KS Toronado Sep 2020 #6
+10000000000. It is exactly how we should be framing the repub tax reform. JudyM Sep 2020 #14
Fucking trump Steals from the US Treasury. Cha Sep 2020 #9
Did I pay more real estate tax than him? nitpicker Sep 2020 #13

LiberalLovinLug

(14,165 posts)
7. Unfortunatly this button statement fuels Trump voters
Mon Sep 28, 2020, 02:43 PM
Sep 2020

They will LOVE that Trump was "smart" enough to foil the evil Big Gob'mint taxmen. And will laugh at the "libtard" wearing a button bragging that Trump outfoiled them into paying more into the wasteful government swamp than their Dear Leader.

LiberalLovinLug

(14,165 posts)
10. That was 1976
Mon Sep 28, 2020, 03:10 PM
Sep 2020

Before the right had gone way off into crazy land, as Jon Stewart said.

By 2016, when there were hints that Trump had avoided paying taxes you got this from his sycophants:

https://time.com/4515946/donald-trump-surrogates-rudy-giuliani-chris-christie-genius-taxes/


“There’s no one who’s shown more genius in their way to maneuver around the tax code,” Christie said on Fox News Sunday, reports Politico.

On CNN’s State of the Union, Giuliani agreed with him: “The headline should have been, ‘Donald Trump takes advantage of legal provisions in tax code.”

In fact, both blamed any of Trump’s interactions with the tax code on the tax code itself. Christie went as far as to suggest that Trump’s behavior illuminates the “mess” that the tax code is right now, and Trump’s experience with that mess means he is the “person best positioned” to clean it up.


And his voting supporters?:

https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-tax-returns-always-good-news-maga-base-2020-9

All that matters, all that will ever matter to the MAGA faithful, is "owning the libs."

If Trump's tax returns showed even a hint that he's a successful (or even modestly competent) businessman, then gone in an instant is all the snarking that he's just a reality TV-created cipher who'd still be hawking reheated pizzas if Mark Burnett created "The Apprentice."

But when the tax returns showed that Trump is mostly good at one thing — losing money — his supporters pivoted to the "beat the system" explanation. To the MAGAlomaniacs, his legal avoidance of taxes is proof of his "very stable genius."

BlueWavePsych

(2,635 posts)
11. History has a way of repeating itself.
Mon Sep 28, 2020, 03:25 PM
Sep 2020

It won't be identical but people have not evolved much behaviorally.
Looking forward to tomorrow's debate.

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