It's not about legality, it's about hypocrisy. Trump has stated numerous times that he feels folks don't pay their fair share in taxes - from poor people to wealthy people to corporations even. And it's about his boasts of being the best businessman ever and how much money he is worth.
This entire thread is a fucking joke. The IRS has been auditing Trump on and off for 20 years and has yet to find anything illegal. And yet folks still want him to release his tax returns because they want to harp on the fact that he probably doesn't pay taxes because he uses tax law to his advantage. Legally.
Holy shit. String him up because he operates his businesses intelligently. This is JUST as stupid as the Hillary email server bullshit. She was stupid. Not malicious. Or illegal (read the fucking FBI reports). Christ people, no wonder our country is where it is.
It's funny how people think Donald has a vision for America even though his past vision was to make as much as possible any way he could & give back as little as possible to the country that made him what he is.
The notion that any of that has changed seems foolish at best.
Did you not read the thread? (Likely not as you are the third or fourth person to make this argument) Nobody is saying what he did is illegal, it is simply hypocritical that he keeps ranting and raving about other people not paying taxes while he isn't paying them either.
You don't get it, before he was just out for himself as he ran a private company. Now he is out for you. And although you might ask yourself 'then why when he ran a public company did he loot it for all it was worth and screw over the shareholders despite supposedly looking out for them then', that just shows you don't understand his genius.
He might have lied to everyone before but this time he's totally serious about not screwing you over.
Bullshit. You, and many other folks would LIKE to call him a hypocrite. But only a total moron would voluntarily pay money to the government that they don't owe.
This is exactly what he is trying to avoid. He's fucked either way, because the people who are out to get him will bitch if he doesn't pay taxes, even though he's done exactly what every other business does. Has he every claimed to pay a great deal of taxes? I don't remember him doing so. Why, then, should we be shocked if he doesn't.
I'll say it again - this whole thread and a great deal of posters are a joke. In fact the first post after mine accused me of being partisan - even though he has no idea who I'm voting for. Protip: It isn't Donald Trump. I just can't stand stupid partisan pandering like thiswhen I see it.
If you want to have a concrete discussion, discuss how many of business proposals fail. That's a concrete discussion that clearly shows a lack of leadership and business acumen.
IMO, Donald's smart not paying his taxes. Same with most wealthy people. If I had millions I'd look at every tax loop hole as well. The IRS are crooks and the more you make the more they will steal from you. The federal government is going to waste your money anyway so why give them more if it?
I remember helping out the tech guy put in computers in classrooms at the public school. We were opening new computers, laptops and tablets. The thing is the classrooms all had new technology from the previous year. I asked him why did he order new technology when the school obviously didn't need it. He said that he has to spend the money or they'll get less money next year.
The US government loves to waste money. Donald didn't do anything illegal. That's important to remember. You have to play the game or you'll spend 40 of your working years paying 30-40% in taxes. I don't know about you but I work hard for my money. I want to keep as much as possible.
IMO, Donald's smart not paying his taxes. Same with most wealthy people. If I had millions I'd look at every tax loop hole as well. The IRS are crooks and the more you make the more they will steal from you. The federal government is going to waste your money anyway so why give them more if it?
I remember helping out the tech guy put in computers in classrooms at the public school. We were opening new computers, laptops and tablets. The thing is the classrooms all had new technology from the previous year. I asked him why did he order new technology when the school obviously didn't need it. He said that he has to spend the money or they'll get less money next year.
The US government loves to waste money. Donald didn't do anything illegal. That's important to remember. You have to play the game or you'll spend 40 of your working years paying 30-40% in taxes. I don't know about you but I work hard for my money. I want to keep as much as possible.
Did you not read the thread? (Likely not as you are the third or fourth person to make this argument) Nobody is saying what he did is illegal, it is simply hypocritical that he keeps ranting and raving about other people not paying taxes while he isn't paying them either.
It's not hypocritical of him if he wants to slash taxes, it's hypocritical of those who don't pay taxes despite supporting a candidate who wants to raise them.
IOW, he's making the other side live up to their own rules.
You mean the 50% of people who don't pay taxes are also calling for a raise in taxes or support politicians who do?
So it's not hypocrisy when trump says that half of Americans don't pay taxes despite crippling government debt?
You either appear to not know what the word hypocrisy means or you are yet another example of how utterly fucking stupid trump cult followers are.
1. Is he going to slash the taxes? Yes, if I had to believe the MSM narrative.
2. It's you guys who don't understand the meaning of hypocrisy if you believe in the MSM narrative.
If I was that guy, Trump, and so much hoopla was being made out of a couple pages of a 20 year old tax return, I'd just imagine how consumed people would be with a purported 1200 page current one. I think I'd pass too. He's been advised not to release it, just due to the amount of media focus it would receive. I can see the point. He legally doesn't have to release it. As a candidate, he's got plenty to do, this close to the election, and he shouldn't need to have a full time job trying to battle with the media over his tax return. If he released it, he'd just be inviting a bigger media shit storm. So, despite the fact that I don't support him for POTUS, I can also see why he won't release the tax returns. This thing is just being blown way out of proportion. He's worked within the tax laws and none of us are expected to do anything more than that, or pay more than we owe. I take all my deductions and I expect he does too. That's not illegal or immoral.
Go ahead and continue to have your fun beating this dead pony.
Just a heads up that by your reasoning he's going to raise taxes, though that word really should be put in quotes.
If I was that guy, Trump, and so much hoopla was being made out of a couple pages of a 20 year old tax return, I'd just imagine how consumed people would be with a purported 1200 page current one. I think I'd pass too. He's been advised not to release it, just due to the amount of media focus it would receive. I can see the point. He legally doesn't have to release it. As a candidate, he's got plenty to do, this close to the election, and he shouldn't need to have a full time job trying to battle with the media over his tax return. If he released it, he'd just be inviting a bigger media shit storm. So, despite the fact that I don't support him for POTUS, I can also see why he won't release the tax returns. This thing is just being blown way out of proportion. He's worked within the tax laws and none of us are expected to do anything more than that, or pay more than we owe. I take all my deductions and I expect he does too. That's not illegal or immoral.
Go ahead and continue to have your fun beating this dead pony.
Just stop replying to me, your comments are worthless.
Stop posting then.
if you can't handle the answers you receive.
You guys first.
I can't handle nonsense? It gets boring.
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You were the one whining about it
Whine? Read the comment again.
I did.
Point not found.
Indeed, that's why I told him to stop replying to me.
No, I meant your point is not found.
Of course, because his worthless reply merited no point.