If Trump didn't pay federal income tax for 18 years...

[Rollo]

Why should I?

[gordianot]

1. Good question, and why are you a winner when you do not pay taxes?

Why would you allow such to seek the highest office in the first place?

[Rincewind]

2. Because unlike trump,

they will throw your ass in prison.

[Rollo]

3. Lock Him Up!

[MosheFeingold]

4. Presumably

Because you don't have a giant loss carry forward from an unsuccessful business and desire to avoid prison.

[Rollo]

5. But didn't Trump fake that loss?

The loss was on the part of the bankers and investors... somehow Trump managed to pass it off as his own... I think the IRS slammed shut that loophole shortly thereafter...

Of course all this could be answered if he would just release his tax returns...

[MosheFeingold]

6. No clue

I'm not privy to his tax filings.

I am curious to find out.

If I was just guessing, I suspect it was a legit loss. He is concealing it because he is not nearly as rich as he portrays himself.

[Rollo]

10. There was some press about this dodge last year...

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/why-trumps-big-tax-loss-may-not-have-been-a-cash-loss-at-all-2016-10-03

http://www.slate.com/articles/business/the_bills/2016/10/the_real_scandal_of_donald_trump_s_massive_potential_tax_deductions.html

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/10/07/us/elections/donald-trump-tax-advantages-deductions-losses.html

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/10/02/the-most-shocking-part-of-donald-trumps-tax-records-isnt-the-916-million-loss-everyones-talking-about/

[MosheFeingold]

12. I wouldn't call it a "dodge"

People who have businesses have "lumpy" income. Losses for four years and then money one. Basically a loss carryforward averages the income out.


If. Outer, whether trump used it correctly is the billion dollar question.

[Rollo]

13. The allegation is that Trump claimed a massive tax deduction for losses he didn't actually incur

[MosheFeingold]

14. Concur that would be fraud! n/t

[Jamaal510]

7. Because you're

not a rich Republican.

[logosoco]

8. Because you are not a selfish asshole

and you want to contribute to this (partly) fine country!
You care about your fellow citizens.
And if YOU don't, you would get in trouble.

[Tikki]

9. I still want someone to ask point blank.."Have your adult children seen your taxes?"

I still think there is something there that will piss his adult children off....

Tikki

[mackerel]

11. I'm pretty sure his kids don't pay taxes either.