When Trump said that not paying taxes ‘makes me smart,’ undecided voters in N.C. gasped

[DonViejo]

By Mary Jordan September 27 at 4:51 PM

CARY, N.C. — Donald Trump so captured Ron Townley’s attention as “an outsider ready to tear down the system,” just the one who might break the Washington logjam, the doer to build new airports and highways, that he was considering voting for him. But Trump’s response Monday night when Hillary Clinton accused him of not paying a cent of federal tax left Townley appalled.

“That makes me smart,” Trump said, unapologetic and smiling, during the presidential debate, held in Hempstead, N.Y. That comment caused a gasp in the hotel conference room where Townley and five other undecided voters in this ­battleground state were watching the debate.

“That’s offensive. I pay taxes,” said Townley, 52, a program ­director for a local council of governments.

“Another person would be in jail for that,” said Jamilla Hawkins, 33, who was sitting beside him in the Crescent conference room at the Embassy Suites in this city of 150,000 near Raleigh.

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/a-lean-toward-clinton-among-one-group-of-undecided-north-carolina-voters/2016/09/27/ff271b2e-8469-11e6-92c2-14b64f3d453f_story.html?wpisrc=nl_evening&wpmm=1

[LeftRant]

1. It should be insulting to everyone who isn't cheating on their taxes.

The rest of us have to make up for their greed. Those who can most afford it seem to want to cheat the most too. USA! USA! USA!

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2. He must've heard the criticism, because he

actually denied saying it when asked about it today. He must think we're a bunch of idiots.

[Barack_America]

3. And then went on to criticize our crumbling infrastructure.

Trump supporters...that awkward moment when you realize the guy you think will fix "the problem", is "the problem" himself.