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Trump’s hidden tax returns take on new significance

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout: Debate & Discussion' started by Ubiquitin, Jul 26, 2016.

  1. TheresTheDagger

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  2. dmoneybangbang

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    So you don't care if Trump reaches into back pocket and takes your money, glad you didn't deny that. Some folks like being cucks.
     
  3. dmoneybangbang

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    Yea like losing billions in order to write off several hundred million in the 90s.... That makes him smart......

    Why can't he release more years...... People are talking......
     
  4. dmoneybangbang

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    Bro.... he was the leak.... the Trump Administration can be shrewd sometimes. You think it's coincidence that the year released showed him "paying his fair share" while we know he lost billions and was able to write it off during the 90s.....

    [​IMG]
     
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    bro Donald Trump might go down as one the most accomplished person in history. Billion dollar net worth, reality show star, POTUS. He's done it all
     
  6. Cohete Rojo

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    Did they find the Russian spies?
     
  7. Amiga

    Amiga I get vaunted sacred revelations from social media
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    Why does Trump not release his tax returns for at least the past 10 years?
     
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    Things must be bad for the republicans/conservatives when the highlight of their Trump presidency is not his failed health care replacement plan, not his ferreting out wiretapping by past Presidents, not his two failed Muslim bans, not his failing signature wall between the U.S. and Mexico, not his non-existent infrastructure/jobs program, not his failed cabinet members... but whether or not he successfully prevented citizens to see his tax returns.

    This is what the republican/conservative party has become...
     
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    You really want to take this position? The tax return was clearly stamped "Client Copy" on the second page. If the IRS "leaked" this return it would have had a signature (Trumps own, or likely the preparer) on it.

    Ridiculous that you would target the IRS on this. Heck... given that Trump and his people released his 2005 return, the IRS should announce that they aren't bound by any audit privacy laws and release all of his returns. Then you could cry about the IRS...
     
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    Donald Taxman - the new DC or Marvel hero
     
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    Obviously people didn't even watch the show or realize what she did to use her platform to educate the new people who were watching her show for the first time to spend 10 minutes educating them on a "what we know" about Trump and his Russian ties... which there is ALOT that isn't covered on a daily basis. She might not have proved anything to you because you didn't watch and only saw that they revealed next to nothing, and yes.... in a way she played into Trump's hand, but make no mistake.... a lot of people that hadn't paid attention or were educated on Trump's ties to Russia learned a lot in that 10 minutes that would have otherwise.

    That was the whole point from Rachel's perspective and its obvious why she did it that way. She knew she'd be criticized for pumping up a big story only to have two pages from 2005 that said next to nothing.

    I think the bigger story though is that Trump (or someone loyal to Trump) created this story to distract us from the REAL NEWS coming today which is when James Comey makes a public statement regarding something to do with the investigation (I assume its likely going to be that there was no wire tapping on Trump).
     
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    That's not really an accomplishment.
     
  13. ROXTXIA

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    Yeah, Trump leaked this info and had some of the Trumpanzees ready (his son among them) to basically shout, "See? There's nothing to see besides a successful businessman!" I remember watching Maddow last night; after three minutes I turned to my wife and said, "This is a lot of buildup. They probably have, like, a couple pages of nothing. I doubt the pages even show he owns a Popeyes location."

    I know, I know, this whole thing is beyond your comprehension. But you won't be smirking when this is said and done.
     
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    the first 2 pages of the tax return, stamped "Client Copy" was dropped off at business/tax journalist, David Cay Johnston's mailbox. He then sent a copy to the WH seeking confirmation; then he send the info to Maddow, who invited him to be a guest on her TV show. the WH confirmed the accuracy of the #'s moments before Maddow's TV show aired.

    Johnston does not rule out that the tax return was leaked by either Trump or those in his inner circle, providing another shinny object to divert attention away from his many problems, such as
    the on-going investigation into his wire-tapping claim
    the imminent DOA of Trump/Ryan Care
    more states challenging his new Travel ban EO​

    Trump, the leaker-in-chief, has a long history of leaking info to the media;

    the tax return shows,
    even after writing off a paper loss of > $100 million, he still had a taxable income of > $150 million. Bernie's taxable is < 1 million,
    1/150 of Trumps.

    were it not for the Alternative Minimum Tax requirement (AMT),
    w his many huge tax shelters, Trump would probably owe no income tax.
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    AMT was established to make sure that the Super Rich, w huge tax shelters, would at least pay some taxes.​

    tops on Trump's tax reform will most likely to end the AMT requirements.
     
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    Why is Donald trump paying less in taxes than me? Obviously I am not paying 30 mil in taxes, but as a percentage why does some someone making so much money paying 25%?
     
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    Hasn't been on Dancing With the Stars.

    #endthread
     
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    What did you expect to come of this, and what do you expect to come next?

    *smirk*
     
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    Haha you told a joke because she's a lesbian that looks like a dude. Hilarious. Where do you come up with this stuff? Who thinks of these things? Gosh! Ha Ha! What a knee slapper!
     
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  20. DonnyMost

    DonnyMost not wrong
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    What a total faceplant by Maddow.

    Trump paid his legal obligation of taxes in 2005! STOP THE PRESSES!

    Our media is an absolute joke.
     
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