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Donald Trump's Tax.
What do ABers make of this? If he really paid only $750 as a year's tax, does that set a good example to US citizens?
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The problem is that people who support Trump simply don't care, and never will. I should also say that Trump is not even the first time this has happened, and it's typical in history that this sort of person somehow gets away with murder because they seem to know how to appear to care for the common people. In reality, as always, they care only for themselves. Trump is merely the latest example of the populist disease.
I'm unqualified to answer that, and to be honest I don't really care one way or the other. It's just one of a thousand reasons to wish he'd never held office. But since he's blocked his tax returns from being investigated by anyone for four years, lied about why, and fought at every level of the US legal system, I would be amazed if they are squeaky clean. Even if it shows that he's merely a con man, rather than a criminal, it would still be interesting -- the man has built his reputation on having a fine business record, but that's almost certainly a con (if not legally then morally, at least), built on mountains of debt and on inheritance from his father. The biggest blow to Trump, I expect, would be the revelation that he's actually a failure, and therefore will go down in history as the textbook example of a man who fails ever further upwards.
Trump has hotels around the world incl the Towers in 4 states. He has to pay tax for all his staff plus on his net income. Trump pays more tax thru his businesses than any other president.
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If you read the actual article it does say "Trump paid, as in transferred to the US Treasury, $1 million in 2016 and $4.2 million in 2017. Note also that most of the overpayment was rolled forward, not refunded. The $750 figure is an additional $750 to what was paid when Trump took office. Haha
Don't let fact spoil your wet dreams though.
Don't let fact spoil your wet dreams though.
A normal citizen may see it as perfectly ok to avoid paying taxes. But when the President does it, for years, including while he's President, it says something about his attitude to his civic duty, don't you think? Take, not give. Look after number one. Make Donald rich again.
Perhaps when his poorest working supporters realise he's paid less tax than they have for years, it will make a difference. But I doubt it.
Perhaps when his poorest working supporters realise he's paid less tax than they have for years, it will make a difference. But I doubt it.
