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There's many ways wealthy people get around directly paying taxes, one is by donating large sums of money, something I'm sure Trump does, others are by claiming business losses.
There's an intelligent way to have this conversation....then there's the way you seem to want to go about it.
You undercut your message by acting like uninformed children.
Sure, just post where/what trump donated to.
You need to start thinking critically. trump is playing you all. You are supporting a supposed billionaire with your hard earned money of which you pay taxes on.
If what Trump did is so above-board then why is Trump continuing to maintain that he paid “a lot” of taxes and that the NYT article is "fake news." Either he paid taxes or he did not. Which is it?
Pretty simple he could just disclose his tax returns if he claims the NYT is lying. My guess is that will never happen.
Of course you do. But the Biden family is not running for POTUS. Joe Biden is. And he has put out his tax returns. He did not take billions from foreign governments. He pays his taxes.
No, he just ran cover for the corrupt Ukranian that paid his son millions of dollars to do things he had no idea how to do. In most governments that is called influence peddling.
Or believe that Democratic congressmen are committing child necrophilia, believe they are being harvested for their adrenaline, or believe that one of the Kennedys would be resurrected and serve as Trump's VP. Saying any of this back before social media would get you laughed at and require a visit from a social scientist or some sort but now it is mainstream for some reason.
Confirmation bias. The social.media influencers know that it can sway public opinion.
His tax returns seem like typical real estate developer tax returns.
Obviously the "average Joes" on this board do not understand paper losses, write offs, and depreciation tax shelters.
It's not that difficult to develop/own commercial real estate and technically show a loss that shelters large gains.
Is it news that rich people hire the best tax accountants to utilize the tax code to the best of their advantage?
It’s not just depreciation.
His businesses were losing many millions even BEFORE depreciation.
There’s his huge personal debt (due within his next presidential term, if reelected) which can create a big conflict of interest since refinancing may not be possible when the loan is due.
Moreover, some of his businesses have seen significant revenue increases since he took office.
The Times article also suggests that at least some of the deductions he took weren't legal, and that consulting fees were paid where no actual consulting really occurred.
And anybody who disclosed that is probably guilty of a crime.
Probably.
Which is why NYT is not making the returns public.
Trump claims it’s fake news. Guess he will have to disclose to prove it.
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