If Trump manages to pay little to no taxes,

[House of Roberts]

it doesn't make him smart, it makes him a 'taker'.

[unblock]

1. it may make him smart to have figured out how to do it, ...

but boasting about it in front of 80 million voters was monumentally stupid.


(oh, and of course, i'm certain *he* didn't figure out how to do it; that's what his tax people are for.)

[Demsrule86]

6. There are breaks available to the wealthy and to large corporations

that are not available to the rest of us...the system is in fact rigged in their favor which is why there is massive inequality. Trump types hire accountants and lawyers for this sort of thing.

[unblock]

13. yup. it's not cost effective to pay lawyers to set up corporations around the world

and most people don't have the ability to direct their income to such various entities, etc.

[TheBlackAdder]

2. I wonder if he dodges taxes like Koch & Disney, shipping their money to Luxembourg to tax dodge.

.


https://www.icij.org/project/luxembourg-leaks/new-leak-reveals-luxembourg-tax-deals-disney-koch-brothers-empire


.

[Mamajami]

3. Then those tax laws that allow those loop-holes should be the first abolished.

I am sure Hillary will ask Bernie and Elizabeth to take a look.

[House of Roberts]

16. I am sure they already have.

.

[Joe941]

4. The tax issue is a loser in my opinion.

I mean who pays more taxes that what is needed? I know I don't. I'm sure Clinton doesn't pay more taxes that is required either. There are so many good issues to hit Trump on so lets concentrate on those issues!

[Zing Zing Zingbah]

5. I don't think it is a losing issue at all.

It looks very bad to boast about your tax evasion skills as a presidential candidate. He insulted decent Americans that pay their taxes as their civic duty to the country by implying they are dumb. If he doesn't see the importance for paying taxes to fund our government then he really shouldn't be leading it.

[Joe941]

8. His attitude is certainly deplorable...

but we all go to our tax preparer and pay what they say. No one offers to pay more than what the document says is due. Clinton saying she is bumping the tax rate to 65% is the answer! Make em pay their fair share!

[Zing Zing Zingbah]

12. Having shitty attitude does matter. I think it matters a lot. n/t

[Demsrule86]

7. Welcome to DU and no the tax issue is not a loser.

We will nail racist scumbag Trump on this.

[Demsrule86]

10. Actually Clinton did pay more taxes ...

And the point is the system is rigged in favor of Trump and his cronies and now he wants a tax payday..this is what his massive tax cuts for the rich would be.

[Joe941]

11. This I agree with.

[Fla Dem]

15. There's a difference between you and me taking advantage of all legal tax deductions and a

self proclaimed billionaire scamming the system so as not to pay any taxes at all.

He wouldn't have anything if it wasn't for your and my tax dollars that went into building and maintaining the national transportation infrastructure, or providing clean drinkable water to his office buildings, casinos, hotels and golf resorts.

He wakes up every morning laughing at us and calling us suckers.

[Hoyt]

9. It's possible for someone like him to have years where they pay not taxes, but not every year.

Sooner or later, most of the deductions/writeoffs would reverse and income exceeds deductions. That's assuming he's honest, which would be a big assumption.

[randome]

14. He avoids taxes by having money funneled to his Foundation, which he then uses for personal benefit.

That's where the tax issue has greatest play, imo. It's not that he or his attorneys are that skillful with tax breaks. It's that he's cheating the country out of what he owes.
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