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Bernie Sanders: Trump’s Tax Avoidance Is Why Americans Are Angry With Corrupt System
“It’s outrageous.”The ability of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and other wealthy people to avoid paying taxes is “exactly why so many millions of Americans are frustrated, they are angry, they are disgusted at what they see is a corrupt political system in this country,” Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-Vt.) said Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union.”
The former Democratic presidential candidate’s comments came after The New York Times reported that Trump may have legally avoided paying taxes for up to 18 years by declaring a $916 million loss in his federal income taxes in 1995.
“Trump goes around and says ‘Hey, I’m worth billions, I’m a successful businessman, but I don’t pay any taxes. But you, you make 15 bucks an hour, you pay the taxes, not me,’” said Sanders.
“That is why people are angry and want real change in this country.”
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/bernie-sanders-donald-trump-taxes_us_57f1127be4b082aad9bbbf27?r55gpxs1yw3mh7iudi
Trump is lying to his supporters pretending he is on their side.