"Only Little People Pay Taxes"

[kpete]

http://www.sltrib.com/opinion/4404748-155/bagley-cartoon-tax-dodgers


a little history: Leona Helmsley

Leona Helmsley will always be remembered for one of the most arrogant statements ever uttered: "We don't pay taxes. Only the little people pay taxes." A touching sentiment from the New York hotel tycoon widely dubbed the "Queen of Mean" but not one shared by a jury of her peers. In 1989 Helmsley received 16 years in prison for a wide variety of tax offenses resulting in several million dollars owed. And in a fitting bit of chronology, the judge ordered her prison sentence to start on April 15 — Tax Day!

http://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1891335_1891333_1891317,00.html

[Zing Zing Zingbah]

1. Whoa... that was 30 years ago.

I was just a kid then. I thought I was older for some reason. I think I was confusing that statement with when she died and left millions of dollars to her dog.

[stopbush]

3. In addition to the money left to her dog, she left money to many

excellent charities. Her estate continues to be one of the largest philanthropic endeavors out there. In recent years, her estate has been THE top money donater in the country.

None of that erases her being a shit when she was alive.

http://www.phillipsoppenheim.com/current-searches/helmsley-charitable-trust.html

[Major Nikon]

2. The comparisons are striking

Both in the same business in the same city. Both proud they don't pay taxes. Same reputation for stiffing contractors, and treating subordinates as 2nd class citizens. Same flamboyant and narcissistic tendencies.

The only real difference is that Hemsley was widely viewed as a piece of shit and was lambasted by the media, while Trump is often celebrated for being a festering asshole.

[BSdetect]

4. A true scumbag.

drumph is a mirror image of her.

Hope he ends up with 40 years in prison. A real prison and not some low security place.

[UTUSN]

5. And most of his zombies are drawn from those "little people". n/t

[Gothmog]

6. Great cartoon