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DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
Sun Oct 2, 2016, 12:02 PM Oct 2016

Van Jones silences Trump supporter: Tax-evading billionaires are 'part of the corruption'

DAVID EDWARDS
02 OCT 2016 AT 11:50 ET

CNN political analyst Van Jones on Sunday pointed out to Trump supporter Rachel Campos-Duffy that the billionaire Republican nominee was “part of the corruption” if he had not paid federal income taxes for the last 18 years.

During a panel discussion on CNN about a New York Times report suggesting that Donald Trump had not paid taxes for nearly two decades, host Jake Tapper asked Campos-Duffy if the American people should be outraged.

Ignoring the question, the Trump surrogate accused President Barack Obama of being “the epitome of cronyism.”

“That’s a good pivot,” Jones jabbed. “It is, in fact, true if Donald Trump lost a billion dollars — think about this — lost a billion dollars, he could wind up as a winner legally in his taxes for a generation.”

“Is that because he’s a genius?” the CNN analyst continued. “It’s because billionaires have armies of lobbyists to write the rules. Here’s the deal: If you’re obeying horrible rules that you helped to write, that doesn’t make you a genius. It makes you a part of the corruption.”

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http://www.rawstory.com/2016/10/van-jones-silences-trump-supporter-tax-evading-billionaires-are-part-of-the-corruption/

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Van Jones silences Trump supporter: Tax-evading billionaires are 'part of the corruption' (Original Post) DonViejo Oct 2016 OP
It's the truth ... Jopin Klobe Oct 2016 #1
The video (here) ffr Oct 2016 #2
Ignoring the question, the Trump surrogate accused President Barack Obama of ... left-of-center2012 Oct 2016 #3
its so weird nt retrowire Oct 2016 #4
Nailed it. nt fleabiscuit Oct 2016 #5
Well said. Even here on DU, some don't believe private-sector corruption is 'corruption'. forest444 Oct 2016 #6
Van Jones is absolutely right .. the billionaires and millionaires are the writing tax code. YOHABLO Oct 2016 #7

left-of-center2012

(34,195 posts)
3. Ignoring the question, the Trump surrogate accused President Barack Obama of ...
Sun Oct 2, 2016, 01:48 PM
Oct 2016

All Trump mouth pieces ignore the questions
to vomit up their pre-planned talking points,
to interrupt,
and talk over others.

forest444

(5,902 posts)
6. Well said. Even here on DU, some don't believe private-sector corruption is 'corruption'.
Sun Oct 2, 2016, 02:55 PM
Oct 2016

But then, anyone who didn't learnt that lesson after the 2008 debacle - for which almost no one has even had to appear in court over - probably misses out on a lot of other thing as well.

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