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Related: About this forumVan 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.
Thats 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 hes a genius? the CNN analyst continued. Its because billionaires have armies of lobbyists to write the rules. Heres the deal: If youre obeying horrible rules that you helped to write, that doesnt 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/
Jopin Klobe
(779 posts)ffr
(22,665 posts)left-of-center2012
(34,195 posts)All Trump mouth pieces ignore the questions
to vomit up their pre-planned talking points,
to interrupt,
and talk over others.
retrowire
(10,345 posts)fleabiscuit
(4,542 posts)forest444
(5,902 posts)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.