Trump and his taxes

[Jim in CT]

Originally Posted by wdmso

Chris Christie There’s no one who’s shown more genius in their way to maneuver around the tax code,” and Rudy Giuliani

"The reality is, this is part of our tax code. The man's a genius. He knows how to operate the tax code to the benefit of the people he's serving,

Mitt Romney had privately derided 47 percent of Americans as shiftless individuals who could not be bothered to take responsibility for their own lives. Trump hit Fox News to advise Romney not to apologize for the remark. And he again complained that half of Americans do not pay taxes but expect handouts from the government:

He should never apologize. Actually bring on this discussion…It's a discussion that maybe should be had. You do have a large percentage of people not paying taxes. You do have a large percentage of people that feel they're entitled.

In these comments, Trump was slamming people who didn't pay income taxes for feeling entitled and for essentially screwing those Americans who do.

But he's a genius Like he does his own taxes Thats some crazy optics

we know why 40% of americans have effective tax rate of ZERO its they dont make enough money ... not because they lost 900 million and still have a private Jet ...

So in your opinion, when a business uses legal means to eliminate the taxes it owes, that's the same (or worse?) than when someone capable of working, chooses to mooch off welfare?

If Trump pays no federal income tax, the business he runs still produces enormous tax revenue...it pays social security and Medicare tax, it pays salaries to employees which generate all kinds of tax revenue...the business adds value.

But again, the double standard...when Bill Clinton kicks millions of poor people off welfare and tells then to go back to work...that makes him a liberal hero. When Trump says some people are abusing the system, that makes him mean.

Got it.