Trump once revealed his income tax returns. They showed he didn’t pay a cent.

[CPUd]

Trump once revealed his income tax returns. They showed he didn’t pay a cent.

By Drew Harwell May 20 at 1:00 PM

The last time information from Donald Trump’s income-tax returns was made public, the bottom line was striking: He had paid the federal government $0 in income taxes.

The disclosure, in a 1981 report by New Jersey gambling regulators, revealed that the wealthy Manhattan investor had for at least two years in the late 1970s taken advantage of a tax-code provision popular with developers that allowed him to report negative income.

Today, as the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, Trump regularly denounces corporate executives for using loopholes and “false deductions to “get away with murder” when it comes to avoiding taxes.

“They make a fortune. They pay no tax,” Trump said last year on CBS. “It’s ridiculous, okay?”

...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/polit...b45_story.html

[TheTexan]

If Trump makes public a tax return where he paid 0 taxes, legally, ...

He would win President in a landslide (which he might anyway)

[Suzanimal]

If Trump makes public a tax return where he paid 0 taxes, legally, ...

He would win President in a landslide (which he might anyway)

That's how ya make America Great Again! I'd seriously consider him if I saw it, too.

[donnay]

That's how ya make America Great Again! I'd seriously consider him if I saw it, too.

Ditto.

[FindLiberty]

exactly.

[Danke]

So Trump is a libertarian after all.

[Ronin Truth]

He'd probably really much rather give some of that money to his lawyers and accountants.

[Suzanimal]

He'd probably really much rather give some of that money to his lawyers and accountants.

I would and I do.

[Ronin Truth]

I would and I do.

Good for you.

[TheCount]

That's how ya make America Great Again! I'd seriously consider him if I saw it, too.

Ditto.

exactly.

Paying no taxes yourself while advocating that other people pay (more) taxes would be a negative rather than a positive.

It would be different if he hadn't said that people like him should pay more taxes.

[nikcers]

Paying no taxes yourself while advocating that other people pay (more) taxes would be a negative rather than a positive.

It would be different if he hadn't said that people like him should pay more taxes.

There is no other possible reason why someone would not pay taxes. Not paying taxes absolutely has everything to do with political ideology. Trump is a tea party person, he really was against the bail outs, and all of the wars, and he was even a Ron Paul person. Don't ya remember when he said that Ron Paul shouldn't be ignored on twitter.

[FindLiberty]

I do see your point, just remember, Trump is a wizard of persuasion...

The issue that magically resonates: Who (themselves, not someone else) wants to pay more taxes?

[Murray N Rothbard]

Good. No one should pay taxes.

Too bad Trump doesn't see it that way.

"I don't pay taxes. Only little people pay taxes."

I forget what millionaire/billionaire said that but I'd bet Trump believes the same sort of $#@! and has no problem with it. Why should he? He has no principles.

[AZJoe]

Trump once revealed his income tax returns. They showed he didn’t pay a cent.

Now you're making Trump out to be a HERO.

[CPUd]

Now you're making Trump out to be a HERO.

I'm not making him out to be anything, I just shared an article I thought people would find interesting.

[FindLiberty]

Watch for the pivot; he will turn, "rich guy Trump pays no taxes" into
a positive for his campaign. He'll get even more support/votes, like a folk hero.

Fooled...

Then, we know what usually happens to the little people after any POTUS gets elected!

...Again

Why is this especially important now in Trump's case, since they all lie in order to get elected...

At least Trump is not promising as much free cheese at this point.

Trump might try something different than obeying the puppet masters script.
That's why "they" absolutely don't want him on their ballot, cause the game is
always rigged so either choice (between approved insider names in the R or D
columns) won't make a lick of difference who wins to the status quo machine.

[TheTexan]

There is no other possible reason why someone would not pay taxes. Not paying taxes absolutely has everything to do with political ideology. Trump is a tea party person, he really was against the bail outs, and all of the wars, and he was even a Ron Paul person. Don't ya remember when he said that Ron Paul shouldn't be ignored on twitter.

Agreed 100%

[LibertyEagle]

Good. No one should pay taxes.

Too bad Trump doesn't see it that way.

"I don't pay taxes. Only little people pay taxes."

I forget what millionaire/billionaire said that but I'd bet Trump believes the same sort of $#@! and has no problem with it. Why should he? He has no principles.

Interesting, but he never said that. Try again.

[LibertyEagle]

Now you're making Trump out to be a HERO.

For sure.

[nikcers]

Interesting, but he never said that. Try again.

Actions speak louder than words.

[LibertyEagle]

Actions speak louder than words.

So, just make $#@! up, eh? lol

[LibertyEagle]

Isn't this a Trump promotion thread?

[CPUd]

Isn't this a Trump promotion thread?

No, those aren't allowed on RPFs

[nikcers]

So, just make $#@! up, eh? lol

That's why Rand Paul says Trump is an empty suit.

[nikcers]

Agreed 100%

That's why I am trying to get people behind al sharpton for the libertarian party.

[Cleaner44]

I wish Trump would make a campaign promise to cut the budget by 75%. He would win in a landslide. If he did it our economy would BOOM!

[kcchiefs6465]

I wish Trump would make a campaign promise to cut the budget by 75%. He would win in a landslide. If he did it our economy would BOOM!

It would be hard to do that while bombing Iran, Syria, Iraq, North Korea and giving subsidies to practically, if not virtually, every special interest group in America.

How's he supposed to institute an assault weapon ban while cutting taxes?

[Ronin Truth]

Government of, by, and for the oligarchs.

[Cleaner44]

It would be hard to do that while bombing Iran, Syria, Iraq, North Korea and giving subsidies to practically, if not virtually, every special interest group in America.

How's he supposed to institute an assault weapon ban while cutting taxes?

My post was supposed to say IRS budget.

He could easily bomb the world, ban assault weapons and cut taxes at the same time. The key is to disregard deficits, the national debt and the constitution all at the same time. It has been done by every other president in my lifetime.

[LibertyEagle]

That's why Rand Paul says Trump is an empty suit.

No. The issue was that Trump was accused of saying something that he did not and when it was pointed out, the person agreed that he had not said it. So, once again, the Trump-haters just making crap up.