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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Wow. The real reason Trump won't release his tax returns: [View all]Edit history
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Trump is probably not paying taxes and or is receiving money from foreign sources.
Thinkingabout
Aug 2016
#1
+1. The comment is a bizarre non sequitur or an indication the poster has more definitive info
Buzz Clik
Aug 2016
#9
Income does not necessarily equal wealth !!! That's why you have tax consultants :) It's not an
OnDoutside
Aug 2016
#56
It's either tax evasion or tax avoidance. The former is illegal, the latter is legal. For a racist
OnDoutside
Aug 2016
#58
It might be legal but it's still frowned upon. His low tax rate might have cost Romney the election.
pnwmom
Aug 2016
#59
Frowned upon, yes, but this is Donald Trump we are talking about ! It's expected that he is a
OnDoutside
Aug 2016
#61
As I said elsewhere, the charity donation issue and the Russian finance is far more likely. I heard
OnDoutside
Aug 2016
#48
I do not think this would matter to Don 's core supporters ... It sure would mean to others
Kathy M
Aug 2016
#6
IMO the STAR thing is a tiny bit too complicated for low-information voters, but Bernie Madoff....
renate
Aug 2016
#52
I hope the Madoff comparison is made ..... it makes sense , instead of being told of scam
Kathy M
Aug 2016
#60
And middle income folks paid more taxes than he did. Another major reason he won't divulge.
63splitwindow
Aug 2016
#14
And as someone pointed out yesterday, he could clear that up by releasing ONLY pages 1 and 2
63splitwindow
Aug 2016
#24
This story had already been posted in DU a couple of weeks ago... yes, he's a crook
secondwind
Aug 2016
#12
Middle Class or Working Class? These terms are very flexible and are often flexed...
Free-Way-Fanny
Aug 2016
#49
While the Federal Poverty Level is around $12-14K, the real NJ Adjusted Poverty Level is $29K.
TheBlackAdder
Aug 2016
#50
He had to apply for it .....NY made everyone reapply a couple yrs ago to weed out illegal exemptions
Historic NY
Aug 2016
#16