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ffr

(22,669 posts)
Sun Nov 6, 2016, 03:19 PM Nov 2016

Nearing the eve of the election, still no transparency from Disaster Donald on his taxes


This could be why Trump won’t release tax returns

It’s becoming clearer and clearer why Donald Trump – breaking yet another norm of presidential campaigns – won’t release his tax returns.

They would likely reveal to voters not only that he didn’t pay federal income taxes for years, but that he played fast and loose with loopholes to avoid doing so.
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It appears that Trump wasn’t really “smart,” as he likes to brag, by taking advantage of loopholes available to any billionaire. He was just tip-toeing the line to illegal tax evasion.

It’s not just his past personal taxes that are a problem. It’s that the tax plan he pledges to enact as president would mean a windfall for millionaires like him and shortchange the working-class families he claims to champion.
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Trump pretends to look out for the little guy and bashes Clinton as part of the wealthy elite. But on the issue of taxes, voters need to realize it’s the exact opposite. - Sacramento Bee

What a cheat!
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Nearing the eve of the election, still no transparency from Disaster Donald on his taxes (Original Post) ffr Nov 2016 OP
Sad to say - many of his supporters say this just proves that is much smarter than anyone else! Laf.La.Dem. Nov 2016 #1
His rich and famous (albeit dirty cheat lifestyle) is going to cost us a lot if he's allowed to win ffr Nov 2016 #2
This was and is the Trump's Campaign Wellstone ruled Nov 2016 #3
Thanks for keep his tax issue on the table.. HipChick Nov 2016 #4
I'm saving your GIF for election night. ffr Nov 2016 #6
He should release his New York state tax forms. pwb Nov 2016 #5

Laf.La.Dem.

(2,943 posts)
1. Sad to say - many of his supporters say this just proves that is much smarter than anyone else!
Sun Nov 6, 2016, 03:22 PM
Nov 2016

"Smart" people do not pay taxes (I must be one super dumb guy)

ffr

(22,669 posts)
2. His rich and famous (albeit dirty cheat lifestyle) is going to cost us a lot if he's allowed to win
Sun Nov 6, 2016, 03:25 PM
Nov 2016

Worse if he kills us all in nuclear war.

 

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)
3. This was and is the Trump's Campaign
Sun Nov 6, 2016, 03:50 PM
Nov 2016

strategy from the get go. If he did,he would leave himself open for all kinds of legal issues.

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